General Albert Sidney Johnston - Austin, TX
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N 30° 15.912 W 097° 43.598
14R E 622490 N 3348858
A peaked vitrine constructed of Plexiglas with a mild steel framework is mounted over the sculpture which is resting on a pink granite base.
Waymark Code: WM109R3
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/28/2019
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Smithsonian Website"General Johnston is depicted lying on a stretcher as he was carried from the battlefield. He wears his Confederate Army uniform, with sash around waist and cloak fastened at his neck. His eyes are closed and his head is supported by rushes wrapped in a Lone Star flag. The lower half of his body is covered with a Confederate flag. The sculpture is placed in a painted steel Victorian Gothic chapel.
Text on base near head:
ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON
BY THE STATE OF TEXAS
IN THE YEAR OF 1904(Bronze seal on circular plaque:)
CITIZEN OF THE REPUBLIC 1836 1846 OF TEXAS (Plaque situated immediately at the bottom of the granite block beneath the sculpture:)
ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON
GEN ARMY OF MISSISSIPPI
CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY
FEB 2 1803 - APRIL 6 1862(Carved into the small end of the granite base toward the general's feet:)
BRIGADIER GENERAL IN THE ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS
AND ALSO SECRETARY OF WAR
AN OFFICER IN THE ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES IN THE WAR WITH MEXICO
AND A
GENERAL IN THE ARMY OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES.
FELL AT SHILOH, APRIL 6, 1862
WHILE IN COMMAND OF THE
CONFEDERATE FORCE IN DEFENSE OF THE RIGHTS OF SELF GOVERNMENT
AND OF
THE CONSTITUTION. "
TITLE: General Albert Sidney Johnston
ARTIST(S): Elisabet Ney
DATE: 1904
MEDIUM: Italian white marble from Seravezza, Italy
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 75007885
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PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Austin State Cemetery
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
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