Dublin Core
Title
Bland County Confederate Monument (Sparta, Virginia)
Description
A lone soldier made of marble stands outside Bland County Courthouse in parade rest atop a granite plinth. Erected in August 1911 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, remains in its original position. The inscription acknowledges the denial of victory to Confederate troops, whilst still noting that they have been "crowned" with "glorious immortality". This statue's role in that immortality persists, with Bland County Historical Society rededicating the monument in 2011.
Source
american
Contributor
lis1
Language
English
Type
Site
Identifier
2031
Date Issued
4231-01-01
Extent
m x m x m
Spatial Coverage
current,37.100350,-81.115483;
Europeana
Country
United States
Europeana Data Provider
Bland County Confederate Monument
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Wiki
https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Bland_County_Confederate_Monument
Monument Type
Statue - standing soldier
Erected by
Bland Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy
Material
Marble, Granite
Inscription
Front: 1861-1865 // ERECTED 1911 BY BLAND CHAPTER U.D.C. / AS A LASTING MEMORIAL / TO THE GALLANT SONS OF BLAND COUNTY / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN DEFENSE OF / THEIR BELOVED SOUTHLAND // OUR HEROES
Side: CO. F. 51ST. VA. INF. / CO. G. 36TH. VA. INF. / CO. F. 45TH. VA. INF.
Back: [Blank]
Side: CO. B. 47TH. VA. BAT. / CO. F. 8TH. VA. CAV. // FATE DENIED THEM VICTORY / BUT CROWNED THEM WITH / GLORIOUS IMMORTALITY.
State
Virginia
County
Bland
Affiliation
Confederate
City
Sparta