Confederate Soldiers Monument (Austin,TX)
Introduction
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Erected beginning in 1903 by surviving comrades, the monument is dedicated to the memory of those who served and died in service to the Confederate States during the American Civil War (1861-1865). Located on south grounds of the Texas State Capitol, five bronze figures on a gray granite base represent the Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, and Navy, towered by the Confederate president, Jefferson Davis. Etched in the base are the 13 states which formed the southern Confederacy (around the top), as well as the battles fought between 1861 and 1865 (around the bottom). Pompeo Coppini executed the bronze figures and Frank Teich erected the monument.
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Confederate Soldiers Monument in Austin, Texas.
Backstory and Context
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Many Confederate monuments were erected in the former Confederate states and Border States in the decades following the Civil War (1861-1865). In many instances the monuments were erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, an association of female descendants of Confederate veterans that strives to preserve the history of their ancestors, then Ladies Memorial Associations, and other memorial organizations. Currently there are about 100 Confederate monuments around 15 US states, including the Confederate Soldiers Monument on the Texas State Capitol grounds.
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederate_monuments
http://www.civilwar.org/civil-war-discovery-trail/sites/Confederate-soldiers-monument.html