Leesburg Confederate Monument collection, 1901-1908.

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Leesburg Confederate Monument collection, 1901-1908.

The Leesburg Confederate Monument Collection consists of assorted memorabilia and research regarding the memorial, including a photocopied photograph and copyright of the monument, a timeline of its construction, a biographical sketch of Frederick William Sievers, a photocopied program from its unveiling ceremony, various newspaper articles describing the event, and a photocopied postcard of the monument sent to the sculptor's daughter.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7795121

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Sievers, Frederick William, 1872-1966

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Frederick William Sievers (1872-1966), a sculptor, received his art education in Rome, Paris, and Richmond, Virginia. He worked out of Richmond, sculpting statues housed in Abingdon and Richmond, Virginia; Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; Vicksburg, Mississippi; and New York City. He married Elsie Muegge in 1906, had two children, and died in Richmond. From the description of Statement about Robert E. Lee's statue in Gettysburg, 1940 September 1. (Library of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 1...

United Daughters of the Confederacy. Loudoun Chapter #29 (Leesburg, Va.)

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