Confederate Soldiers Monument (Austin, Texas) Explained

Confederate Soldiers Monument
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Medium:Sculpture
Metric Unit:cm
Imperial Unit:in
City:Austin, Texas, United States
Coordinates:30.2731°N -97.7408°W
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Owner:Texas State Preservation Board

The Confederate Soldiers Monument, also known as the Confederate Dead Monument, is a Confederate memorial installed outside the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas.[1] [2] It was erected in 1903. Its sculpture was designed by Pompeo Coppini, and its base was designed by Frank Teich.[3] The sculpture was cast by Roman Bronze Works (New York City).

The monument consists of five bronze figures on the base that represent the Confederate Military: Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery and Navy.[4] At the top of the monument standing far above the other figures is Jefferson Davis, the President of the Confederate States.[4]

Alongside 11 other Confederate monuments at the capitol, it was largely funded by United Daughters of the Confederacy, a group of women descended from Confederate soldiers.[5]

Historical inaccuracies

The listed sizes of the Confederate (600,000) and Union (2,859,132) forces are incorrect, greatly exaggerating the advantage held by the Union.[6] While the inscription dedicates the statue to Confederate soldiers who "died for states rights guaranteed under the Constitution", the Texas Declaration Of Causes (1861) does not use the phrase “states rights”, and repeatedly cites opposition to the abolition of the slavery and granting black Americans legal rights.[7]

Inscription

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: A Guide to Confederate Monuments in Austin. August 18, 2017. The Austin Chronicle. Austin Chronicle Corp.. August 18, 2017. August 18, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170818013304/https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2017-08-18/a-guide-to-confederate-monuments-in-austin/. live.
  2. Web site: The Hidden Confederate History of the Texas Capitol. 17 February 2015. Texasobserver.com. 20 August 2017. 2 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190402083000/https://www.texasobserver.org/hidden-confederate-history-texas-capitol-unofficial-guide/. live.
  3. Web site: SPB - Confederate Soldiers Monument. Texas State Preservation. Board. Tspb.texas.gov. 20 August 2017. 18 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170818090936/http://www.tspb.texas.gov/prop/tcg/tcg-monuments/02_confederate_soldiers/index.html. live.
  4. Web site: Confederate Soldiers Monument . tspb.texas.gov . Texas State Preservation Board . 2 June 2021 . 30 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210430200333/https://tspb.texas.gov/prop/tcg/tcg-monuments/02-confederate-soldiers/index.html . live .
  5. Web site: Jukam . Kelsey . 2015-02-17 . The Hidden Confederate History of the Texas Capitol: An Unofficial Guide . 2023-04-26 . The Texas Observer . en-US.
  6. Web site: Facts - The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service) . www.nps.gov . National Park Service . en . In July 1861, the two armies were nearly equal in strength with less than 200,000 soldiers on each side; however at the peak of troop strength in 1863, Union soldiers outnumbered Confederate soldiers by a ratio of 2 to 1. The size of Union forces in January 1863 totaled over 600,000. Two years later, that number had not changed dramatically for the Union Army but had dropped to about 200,000 for the Confederate Army. . 2022-08-13 . 2019-04-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190404044248/https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/facts.htm . live .
  7. Web site: Avalon Project - Confederate States of America - A Declaration of the Causes which Impel the State of Texas to Secede from the Federal Union . 2023-04-26 . avalon.law.yale.edu.

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