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Creation Date
9-3-2012
Building Name
Confederate Soldier, Gainesville
Description
Confederate Monument, Gainesville, Fl.
A Confederate Soldier statue is located next to the Alachua County Administration Building in downtown Gainesville, Florida. This copper sculpture of a confederate soldier in the U.S. Civil War is approximately 6 ft. 8 in. tall by 3 ft. wide by 3 ft. deep. The concrete base is approximately 10 ft. tall by 5 ft. 3 in. wide by 5 ft. 3 in. deep. It is located under the canopy of a live oak tree.
Inscribed on the base , is as follows :
IN MEMORY OF/THE/CONFEDERATE/DEAD/1861 1865.
" "THEY FELL FOR US, AND FOR THEM/SHOULD FALL/THE TEARS OF A NATION'S GRIEF."
"THEY COUNTED THE COST/AND IN DEFENSE OF RIGHT/THEY PAID THE MARTYR'S PRICE."
Latitude, Longitude
29.65186944, -82.32478611
Recommended Citation
Taylor, George Lansing Jr., "Confederate Monument, Gainesville, FL" (2012). George Lansing Taylor Collection Main Gallery. 3043.
https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/historical_architecture_main/3043
