"Death Stand of Alabama Troops at Vicksburg, 1863."

"Bronze and Stone Memorial in National Military Park, Vicksburg, Miss., Steffen Thomas, Stone Mountain, Ga., Sculptor. Bronze Group is 15 feet high, 20 feet long, 6 feet deep. Weighs 8 tons, and contains 8 heroic size figures. Granite base is 35 feet long, 18 feet deep, 3 feet high. Weight, 200...

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Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/22238
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Summary:"Bronze and Stone Memorial in National Military Park, Vicksburg, Miss., Steffen Thomas, Stone Mountain, Ga., Sculptor. Bronze Group is 15 feet high, 20 feet long, 6 feet deep. Weighs 8 tons, and contains 8 heroic size figures. Granite base is 35 feet long, 18 feet deep, 3 feet high. Weight, 200 tons. Sponsored by Alabama Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy. Erected by the State of Alabama. Cost, $150,000."