Headstone of Robert Marion DuBose

Item

Legacies Classification
Memorial Artwork
Memorial Type
Sculptural Memorial
Memorial Context
Lost Cause
Memorialized Subject
DuBose, Robert Marion
Title
Headstone of Robert Marion DuBose
Background and Context
Located in University Cemetery, University of the South, this private headstone marks the grave of Robert Marion DuBose (1841-1907), a Confederate veteran.
Physical Description
Granite headstone enscribed with a cross.
Memorial Inscription
ROBERT MARION DuBOSE
Born Winnsboro S.C.
September 18 1841
Died Sewanee Tenn.
October 30, 1907
Faithful unto Death
C.S.A. 1861-65
Historical Period
1890-1945: Era of the Lost Cause, Jim Crow legal segregation and discrimination, and organized anti-Black racism
Campus Location
University Cemetery
Location: Institution, City, State
University of the South; Sewanee, Tennessee

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