Our Confederate Heroes, 1861-1865 - Livingston, Alabama
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N 32° 34.960 W 088° 11.286
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Civil War memorial on the grounds of the Sumter County Courthouse in Livingston, Alabama.
Waymark Code: WM7G0X
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 10/21/2009
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The memorial has a uniformed Confederate soldier statue made of Italian marble standing on top of a marble Georgia marble shaft. The memorial is inscribed:
1861 -1865
Our
Confederate
Heroes
Unveiled June 17, 1909
The memorial has the names of 1,125 soldiers who served in the Civil War inscribed on it. The memorial was commissioned by the Sumter County Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy for $1,600. The statue was sculpted in Italy.
TITLE: Our Confederate Heroes
ARTIST(S): T.H. Wildman
DATE: June 17, 1909
MEDIUM: Sculpture: Italian marble; Shaft: silver gray Georgia marble; Base: concrete.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS AL000329
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Sumter County Courthouse
US Hwy 11
Livingston, Alabama
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
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