Jackson County Confederate Monument (Sylva, North Carolina)
Confederate
In the mid-1990s, the statue was removed, refurbished, and then rededicated on May 11, 1996. In 2021, a new plaque was affixed to the statue covering the bas-relief flag.
Monument type:
Statue - standing soldier
Artist:
Dedication Date:
1915-01-01
Address:
Sylva
Jackson
North Carolina
USA
Inscription:
(2021 inscription)
"This monument was erected by citizens of Jackson County in memory of those who died during the American Civil War. Originally dedicated on September 18, 1915. Rededicated on May 11, 1996 to honor Jackson County Veterans of all wars. E Pluribus Unum."
(Original inscriptions)
Back (west), plaque: TO OUR VALIANT FATHERS:- / CHAMPIONS OF RECONCILIATION WITH / JUSTICE, OF UNION WITH MANHOOD, / OF PEACE WITH HONOR; THEY FOUGHT / WITH FAITHFULNESS, LABORED WITH / CHEERFULNESS, AND SUFFERED IN SILENCE. / TO OUR HEROIC MOTHERS:- / SPARTAN IN DEVOTION, TEUTON IN / SACRIFICE, IN PATIENCE SUPERIOR TO EITHER / AND IN MODESTY AND GRACE / MATCHLESS AMONG WOMANKIND.
Front (east), plinth: 1861 CSA 1865
Front (east), base: OUR HEROES / OF THE CONFEDERACY
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Conception Date:
Opening Date:
Material:
Copper, bronze, and granite
Size:
m x m x m
Creator:
W.H. Mullins Company, Salem, OH, Foundry
Cost / Value:
$1400
Erected by:
Funded by:
Unknown
Run by:
Indigenous Land
Organization/Curator:
Data Sources:
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