DuBose Memorial Cross; a grave marker memorializing William Porcher DuBose
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DuBose Memorial Cross; a grave marker memorializing William Porcher DuBose
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A tall stone grave marker for long-time University Chaplain and theology instructor William Porcher DuBose on the grounds of the University Cemetery. DuBose was a Confederate veteran, pre-Civil War enslaver, and apologist for slavery.
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A slender limestone grave marker, 15 feet in height, surmounted by a Celtic cross.
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Front:
William
Porcher
DuBose
Winnsboro, SC
April 11, 1836
Sewanee, Tenn.
August 18, 1918
Side one:
Soldier
Philospher
Theologian
Side two:
University Chaplain
1871-1882
Professor of Ethics
1871-1908
Founder,
Professor, Dean
of the
Theological Department
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Presbey-Leland Company
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1920
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