Administered by Berrien County Berrien County Courthouse Nashville Georgia 31639
Located Courthouse Square West Marrion Avenue at North Davis Street Nashville Georgia 31639
Date:
Copyrighted 1920, 1934. Installed between 1920 and 1923. Dedicated ca. 1921 or 1922. Relocated 1950s
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia survey, 1993.
Wesley, T. Perry, 1991.
Summary:
Figure of a World War I infantryman advancing through the stumps and barbed wire of No Man's Land. He holds a Springfield rifle in his proper left hand, with peep site in rear, and a grenade in his upraised proper right hand. His uniform consists of an ammo packet, canteen, backpack, bayonet scabbard, gas mask and helmet. The sculpture sits atop granite base with shield shapes on each side and stars and stripes decorations. The granite pedestal sits atop a paved brick footing.
