Laurens Co. Confederate Monument-Dublin GA - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

A figure of a Civil War soldier stands with his musket in the crook of his proper right arm, holding an open powder flask, preparing to load. He is in Confederate fatigue uniform and wears a wide-brimmed hat. A bedroll is slung over his proper left shoulder and a cartridge box and canteen hang on his proper right side. The soldier is mounted upon a tall, square base adorned with reliefs depicting: (front) crossed Confederate flags and crossed muskets and flask to represent the Infantry; (north side) crossed cannons and a plunger to represent the Navy; (rear) crossed Confederate flags and crossed swords to represent the Cavalry; and (south side) two crossed cannons and two rows of cannonballs to represent the Artillery. Horizontal cannons decorate each corner of the base. Surrounding the base is a marble curb adorned with four marble urns, one at each corner.

Inscriptions on the monument:

Front of base:)
(CSA monogram in relief)
1861-1865
YOUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS WILL FOREVER GUARD
THE MEMORY OF YOUR BRAVE DEEDS

(North side of base:)
(CSA monogram in relief)
IN MEMORIAL OUR HEROES 1861-1865

(West side of base:)
(CSA monogram in relief)
1861-1865
IT HAS NO SPEECH NOR LANGUAGE WITHIN ITS FOLDS THE
DEAD WHO DIED UNDER IT, LIE FITLY SHROUDED

(South side of base:)
(CSA monogram in relief)
FIDELITY, WHEN EXTENDED TO HIM TO WHOM IT IS
JUSTLY DUE, RESEMBLES THE "STARS OF FRIEDLAND" THAT
SHINES BEST IN THE BLACKEST NIGHT.

This impressive monument stands proudly in front of the Carnegie Library (now a museum) in a small park with several monuments.

The monument commemorates Civil War dead and was commissioned by the Oconee Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy at a cost of $4,000. The contract was awarded to the Cordele Marble Company in April 1908. The monument was originally scheduled to be installed on Jackson Street and the foundation was initially placed there. However, a lawsuit was initiated to change the location, and the contractor, L. C. Huffman, dug up the foundation. The monument was installed at its current site in April 1909, but the sponsors were unable to complete payment on it, and it was kept veiled for three years before finally being dedicated on April 26, 1912. (visit link)

TITLE: Laurens Co. Confederate Monument ARTIST(S): Cordele Marble Company, fabricator. DATE: Installed April 1909. Dedicated April 26, 1912 MEDIUM: Sculpture: Italian marble; Base: Georgia marble. CONTROL NUMBER: IAS GA000519 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Located Intersection of Bellevue Avenue & Academy Avenue becoming Jackson Street, Dublin, Georgia 31021 DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: The monument seems to reasonably maintained and is in good condition.

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