Design and interpretation Albert Sidney Johnston (Ney)

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johnston s tomb, ney s statue , iron enclosure in texas state cemetery


the statue depicts johnston lying on stretcher @ time of death during battle of shiloh. figure recumbent, dressed in formal military uniform of confederate general. johnston s eyes closed, , left arm folded across chest, while right lies alongside him. statue s legs draped in confederate southern cross battle flag, hangs broken staff. statue protected elements plexiglas dome, surrounded cream-colored wrought-iron enclosure gothic revival decorative elements (also designed ney).


in designing johnston, ney aimed realistic effect, emphasizing naturalistic details in composition. sculpture includes rough wooden litter , folded cloths on dying johnston meant have been carried battle. during work s development, representatives of daughters of confederacy pressed ney include more symbolic or allegorical elements, ney refused, insisting upon scene in fact have occurred on shiloh battlefield. did, however, intend broken flagstaff poetically suggest confederacy s hopes of victory had been destroyed johnston s death.


ney designed statue s enclosure open ironwork bars , railings tomb , statue visible sides without visitors having enter mausoleum. included gothic elements (such pinnacles on roofline, tracery on gables, , crocket capitals on corner columns) give site solemn , religious quality. ney incorporated texas lone stars gothic tracery mark johnston s grave commemoration of notable texan.








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