Sussex County Confederate Monument (Fort Lee, Virginia)
Confederate
On the occasion of the Civil War semi-centennial, Sussex County sought a way of honoring their Confederate soldiers and the cause for which they fought. The Sussex Confederate Monument was erected by the Sussex United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1912 to serve this aim and faces south towards the county courthouse built in 1828. Created by McNeel Marble Works, the marble monument consists of a private soldier standing at parade rest surmounting a plinth, base, dado, and shaft. The statue's inscription states: "THE PRINCIPLES FOR WHICH THEY FOUGHT LIVE ETERNALLY" and details a list of companies organized from Sussex County. While there have been no documented efforts to remove or relocate the monument, four marble cannon balls originally at the corners of the base have been removed.
Monument type:
Statue - standing soldier
Artist:
Dedication Date:
1912-11-07
Address:
Fort Lee
Sussex
Virginia
United States of America
Inscription:
CSA
"THE PRINCIPLES FOR
WHICH THEY FOUGHT
LIVE ETERNALLY."
OUR
CONFEDERATE
SOLDIERS
""
[RELIEF OF CROSSED SWORDS, SHEATHED]
""
LIST OF COMPANIES ORGANIZED IN
AND SENT OUT FROM SUSSEX COUNTY:
CO. A, 41ST VA. REG'T, INFANTRY, "SUSSEX SHARP SHOOTERS;"
CO. D, 13TH VA. REG'T, CAVALRY;
CO. E, 16TH VA. REG'T, INFANTRY;
CO. F, 41ST VA. REG'T, ARTILLERY,
WISE'S LEGION;
CO. H, 13TH VA. REG'T, CAVALRY;
"SUSSEX LIGHT DRAGOONS,"
FOR ROLL OF MEMBERS SEE RECORDS
IN THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.
ERECTED BY
SUSSEX CHAPTER
U.D.C.
NOV.-1912
CHAPTER ORGANIZED
SEPT. 29, 1909
""
1861-1865
[CROSSED C.S.A. BATTLE FLAG
AND NATIONAL FLAG]
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Material:
Marble
Size:
m x m x m
Creator:
McNeel Marble Works
Cost / Value:
Erected by:
Local UDC chapter
Funded by:
Local UDC Chapter
Run by:
Indigenous Land
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