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Artist: Unknown, sculptor.
Title: Confederate, (sculpture).
Other Titles: Confederate Veterans of Benton County Memorial,
(sculpture).
Dates: Dedicated August 8, 1908.
Medium: Granite.
Dimensions: Approx. 20 ft. 8 in. x 2 ft. 2 in. x 21 in.
Inscription: (On north side of base:) THEIR NAMES ARE BORNE ON
HONORS SHIELD. THEIR RECORD IS WITH GOD/CONFEDERATE (East face
of base:) THEY FOUGHT FOR HOME AND FATHERLAND/CONFEDERATE (West
face of base, engraved:) THE SOUTHERN SOLDIERS-ERECTED BY A. J.
BATES AND THE JAMES H. BERRY CHAPTER OF THE UNITED DAUGHTERS OF
THE CONFEDERACY. AUGUST 8, 1908./CONFEDERATE (South face of
base:) 1861-65/CONFEDERATE
(On metal plate, west face of base:) JAMES H.
BERRY/1841-1913/SOLDIERS AND STATES/BELOVED OF ARKANSAS/2ND
LIEUTENANT/CO. E. 16TH ARK. INFANTRY, C.S.A./LEGISLATOR-JURIST/GOVERNOR
OF ARKANSAS/UNITED STATES SENATOR./HE PERFORMED EVERY DUTY/WITH
AN EYE/SINGLE TO THE PUBLIC WELFARE/AND HIS OWN UNBLEMSIHED
HONOR/THIS TABLET IS PLACED HERE/BY THE JAMES H. BERRY
CHAPTER/UNITED DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY/THE PAT CLEBURNE
CAMP/SONS OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS/AND OTHER FRIENDS/IN LOVING
REMEMBRANCE/AND APPRECIATION/OF HIS NOBLE LIFE AND CHARACTER
signed
Description: Confederate soldier standing, holding a gun.
A Confederate soldier standing, holding a rifle in front of him,
with the butt on the ground. A blanket roll is draped over his
proper left shoulder. He is dressed in uniform and has a beard.
The statue stands on a tall granite base.
Subject: History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Homage -- Berry, James H.
Occupation -- Political -- Senator
Occupation -- Political -- Governor
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Owner: Administered by City of Bentonville, Parks Department,
117 West Central, Bentonville, Arkansas 72712
Administered by James H. Berry Chapter of United Daughters of
the Confederacy, P.O. Box 4868, Richmond, Virginia 23220
Located Public Square Park, Across from Benton County
Courthouse, Bentonville, Arkansas
Remarks: IAS files contain excerpt from J. Dickson Black's
"History of Benton County, 1836-1936," Little Rock, AR:
International Graphics Industries, 1975, pg. 264-267, which
discusses unveiling of the monument. For further reading see:
Benton County Democract, Aug. 13, 1908, Vol. XXXIII, no. 33, pg.
2.
Condition: Surveyed 1993 April. Well maintained.
References: Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arkansas survey, 1993.
Arkansas, AAUW, Wanda Roe, 1990.
Note: The information provided about this artwork was compiled
as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of
American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide
descriptive and location information on artworks by American
artists in public and private collections worldwide.
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