Surry Courthouse Common Soldier (Yorktown, Virginia)
Confederate
Dedicated in August 1910, the Confederate Monument in front of Surry County Courthouse was erected in the memory of Surry's Confederate soldiers. The monument features a bronze figure of a Confederate cavalryman upon a stone base engraved with the Confederate battle flag and an inscription. Following a unanimous vote amongst the Surry County Board of Supervisors in 2020, the monument is due to be relocated.
Monument type:
Statue - standing soldier
Artist:
Dedication Date:
1910-08-02
Address:
Yorktown
Surry
Virginia
United States of America
Inscription:
[C.S.A BATTLE FLAG]
OUR HEROES
1861-1865
""
TO
THE CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS OF SURRY COUNTY.
""
"THAT WE THROUGH LIFE MAY NOT FORGET TO LOVE THE THIN GRAY LINE."
""
ERECTED BY THE CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION OF SURRY COUNTY A.D. 1909.
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Conception Date:
1909-01-01
Opening Date:
Material:
Bronze and stone
Size:
0m x 0m x 6.4008m
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Cost / Value:
Erected by:
Confederate Memorial Association of Surry County
Funded by:
Run by:
Indigenous Land
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