Headstone of Philip Hawkins

Item

Legacies Classification
Memorial Artwork
Memorial Type
Sculptural Memorial
Memorial Context
Lost Cause
Memorialized Subject
Hawkins, Philip
Title
Headstone of Philip Hawkins
Background and Context
Located in University Cemetery, University of the South, this official Confederate headstone, issued by the U.S. War Department, appears on the grave of Philip Hawkins. The inscription identifies his service record only as "Confederate Soldier."
Physical Description
Vertical granite or marble marker, 13 inches wide and approximately 30 inches high, with a pointed top to distinguish it from the oval-topped markers for U.S. soldiers. It is inscribed with the Confederate "Cross of Honor."
Memorial Inscription
PHILIP HAWKINS
CO I
1 TENN INF
C.S.A.
Creator/Participating Person(s)
B. B. Looney
Date created, installed or dedicated
June 6, 1931
Historical Period
1890-1945: Era of the Lost Cause, Jim Crow legal segregation and discrimination, and organized anti-Black racism
Funded by
U.S. War Department
Campus Location
University Cemetery
Location: Institution, City, State
University of the South; Sewanee, Tennessee

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