* Soldiers and Sailors of the Confederacy
Posted to the Project on 10 Oct 08
Location: South Confederate Avenue
Dedication Date: Copyrighted 1964. Dedicated Aug. 25, 1965.
Sculptor/Artist/Company: De Lue, Donald, 1897-1988, sculptor. Deacy, William Henry, 1890-1967, architect. Fond. Art V. Lera, founder.
Main Inscription: WALTER/WASHINGTON/WILLIAMS/WHO WAS/RECOGNIZED BY/THE GOVERNMENT/OF THE/UNITED STATES/AS THE LAST/SURVIVING/CONFEDERATE/VETERAN/DIED/1959/AT THE AGE/OF/117 YEARS
Monument Specifications: A Confederate soldier raises a flag of battle in his proper left hand and urges his fellow soldiers forward with his raised proper right hand. The sculpture rests atop a circular stone base inscribed with the names of Confederate and border states.
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