Hood's Texas Brigade Monument
| Hood's Texas Brigade Monument | |
|---|---|
 The monument in 2015 | |
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| Artist | Pompeo Coppini |
| Year | 1910 |
| Medium | Sculpture |
| Location | Austin, Texas, United States |
| 30°16′27″N 97°44′22″W / 30.27407°N 97.73936°WCoordinates: 30°16′27″N 97°44′22″W / 30.27407°N 97.73936°W | |
| Owner | Texas State Preservation Board |
The Hood's Texas Brigade Monument is an outdoor memorial commemorating members of John Bell Hood's Texas Brigade of the Confederate Army installed on the Texas State Capitol grounds in Austin, Texas, United States. The monument was sculptured by Pompeo Coppini and erected in 1910. It is topped by a bronze statue of a Confederate soldier.[1]
Content[]
On its shaft is the Texas State Flag crossed with the "Blood-Stained Banner" version of the Confederate Flag. Below it are the initials for the Confederate States of America, CSA. The base has quotes praising the Texas Brigade from the President of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis, Commander of the Confederate Army, Robert E. Lee and Confederate General, Stonewall Jackson.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Hood's Texas Brigade Monument". Texas State Preservation Board. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
External links[]
Media related to Hood's Texas Brigade (Texas State Capitol) at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- 1910 establishments in Texas
- 1910 sculptures
- Bronze sculptures in Texas
- Confederate States of America monuments and memorials in Texas
- Granite sculptures in Texas
- John Bell Hood
- Outdoor sculptures in Austin, Texas
- Sculptures of men in Texas
- Statues in Texas
- Texas Brigade
- Texas sculpture stubs