Confederate monument (Gainesville, Florida)
Confederate monument | |
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Old Joe | |
![]() Old Joe at its former location, 2005 | |
Artist | |
Year | 1904 |
Location | Gainesville, Florida, United States (formerly) |
29°33′35″N 82°15′30″W / 29.5596°N 82.2583°WCoordinates: 29°33′35″N 82°15′30″W / 29.5596°N 82.2583°W | |
Owner | United Daughters of the Confederacy |
The Confederate monument, also known as Old Joe, is a historic statue in Gainesville, Florida, in the United States. Designed by , it was dedicated by the United Daughters of the Confederacy outside the Alachua County Administration Building in 1904. It was moved to Oak Ridge Cemetery in Micanopy, Florida, a privately owned cemetery in rural Alachua County on August 14, 2017.
Description[]
The statue, designed by , depicts a soldier of the Confederate States Army, the Southern army during the American Civil War of 1861–1865.[1]
According to the Smithsonian Institution Research Information System, he is seen "standing with his proper left leg forward and his proper left foot resting on a camp pack with a bed roll. He is holding the top of a musket with both hands, proper right hand above proper left hand while the musket base is on the ground. The soldier wears a sword scabbard on his proper left hip (no sword is apparent), and a pouch on his back side that is attached by a shoulder strap over his proper right shoulder. On his proper right hip is a rectangular box attached to a strap that is over his proper left shoulder and a small semi-circular pouch is attached to his belt on the proper right side."[1]
History[]
The monument was dedicated by the Kirby Smith chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) outside the on January 19, 1904.[2][3][4] There were speeches by Judge Horatio Davis and Hon. W. L. Palmer, followed by Confederate General Robert Bullock.[5] The monument was unveiled by Mrs McKinstry, Jr., and "the attendance was quite large."[5]
On August 14, 2017, in the wake of the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, the statue was moved to the Oak Ridge Cemetery, a privately owned cemetery near Rochelle, Florida, by the UDC.[3][4]
References[]
- ^ a b "Confederate Soldier, (sculpture)". Siris-artinventories.si.edu. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ Widener, Ralph W. (1982). Confederate monuments: Enduring symbols of the South and the War Between the States. Andromeda Associates. p. 34. ASIN B0006E9TUC. OCLC 8697924.
- ^ a b Caplan, Andrew (August 14, 2017). "Confederate statue removed from downtown Gainesville". The Gainesville Sun. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ a b "Gainesville removes Confederate statue; Jacksonville may be next". Orlando Sentinel. August 15, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ a b "CONFEDERATE MONUMENT. Unveiled in Gainesville--Many Visitors Present--Speeches by General Bullock and Hon W. L. Palmer". The Ocala Evening Star. January 20, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved October 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
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