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"The Confederate Monument, also known as Chip, or Our Confederate Soldiers, is located on the grounds of the Williamson County Courthouse in the county seat - Franklin, Tennessee, United States. Installed in 1899, it is an Italian marble statue portraying a single Confederate soldier atop a tall column and base. The Battle of Franklin took place here during the American Civil War, and was won by the Union. History =Dedication= The monument includes a 6 ft. 6 in.-tall Italian marble sculpture of a Confederate soldier shown at parade rest, on top of a tall column and base of granite and marble, which together are approximately 37 ft. 8 in. tall. The whole monument cost "nearly $2,700" to create in the late 1890s. It was dedicated by the local chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy on November 30, 1899. Confederate General George Gordon attended the dedication, as did the widows and children of Brigadier General John Adams, and Tennessee Governor Benton McMillin. The flag of the 32nd Tennessee Infantry Regiment was raised; The Tennessean noted that it had not been flown in Franklin since 1861. Chapters of the UDC had developed across the South in the late 19th century, when the women were instrumental in getting Confederate cemeteries funded and organized, and in conducting the work of documenting and commemorating Confederate contributions. UDC members wrote memoirs and textbooks in addition to raising funds for monuments. =Restorations= The monument was restored by the City of Franklin at a cost of $750 in 1980. The city restored it again in 2010. At the time, Mayor John Schroer opined, "This is an important piece of the city of Franklin." =Call for its removal= On August 17, 2017 a petition was circulated calling for its removal. Another petition to keep the monument was also started. Both petitions had thousands of signatures by late August. Eric Stuckey, Franklin's city administrator, said the Tennessee Heritage Protection Act prevented the city from removing the monument without the consent of the Tennessee Historical Commission. As of December 2018, the issue is in litigation. Description The monument's inscription reads: > “ERECTED TO / CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS / BY FRANKLIN CHAPTER / NO. 14 / > DAUGHTERS OF / THE CONFEDERACY / NOV. 30, A.D. 1899” “ IN HONOR AND MEMORY / > OF OUR HEROES / BOTH PRIVATE AND CHIEF / OF THE / SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY. / NO > COUNTRY EVER HAD / TRUER SONS, / NO CAUSE / NOBLER CHAMPIONS, / NO PEOPLE / > BOLDER DEFENDERS / THAN THE BRAVE SOLDIERS / TO WHOSE MEMORY / THIS STONE IS > ERECTED.” “WOULD IT BE / A BLAME FOR US / IF THEIR MEMORY PART / FROM OUR > LAND AND HEARTS / AND A WRONG TO THEM / AND A SHAME TO US. / THE GLORIES > THEY WON / SHALL NOT WANE FROM US. / IN LEGEND AND LAY, OUR HEROES IN GRAY / > SHALL EVER LIVE / OVER AGAIN FOR US.” “WE WHO SAW AND KNEW THEM WELL / ARE > WITNESSES / TO COMING AGES / OF THEIR VALOR / AND FIDELITY. / TRIED AND > TRUE. GLORY DROWNED / 1861-1865 The monument contains a USGS survey marker noting that in 1931 it was 648.82L Ft. above sea level. References 1899 establishments in Tennessee Buildings and structures in Franklin, Tennessee Confederate States of America monuments and memorials in Tennessee Outdoor sculptures in Tennessee Sculptures of men in Tennessee Statues in Tennessee UDC monuments and memorials "
"The Pataudi family is an Indian dynasty of nawabs of the former princely state of Pataudi, from which they take their name. The first nawab was Faiz Talab Khan, an ethnic Pashtun from the Barech tribe of Kandahar, Afghanistan, who became the first Nawab of the Pataudi State in 1804.The Hindu, Sunday, 3 Aug 2003 - Royal vignettes: Pataudi: The Afghan connection His descendants subsequently ruled the state until 1949 , when it was merged with East Punjab and acceded to Dominion of India. The Pataudis retained their titles and were granted privy purses until both were abolished by the Indian government in 1971. The last ruling nawab was Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi and the last recognised titular nawab was his son Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi. The current head of the family is Saif Ali Khan. Both Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi and Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi were cricket players and played for, and also captained, the Indian national cricket team; the former had also played for the England cricket team in 1930s. The present members of the family consist mostly of actors who work predominantly in the Hindi film industry. Notable members *ftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi - 8th Nawab of Pataudi - cricket player; married Sajida Sultan, titular Nawab Begum of Bhopal Mansoor Ali Khan, 9th Nawab of Pataudi - cricket player; son of Iftikhar Ali Khan and Sajida Sultan; married actress Sharmila Tagore * Saif Ali Khan - actor; son of Mansoor Ali Khan and Sharmila Tagore; married actress Amrita Singh, in 1991 and divorced 2004; married to actress Kareena Kapoor Khan, Soha's Brother Sara Ali Khan - actress; daughter of Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh Ibrahim Ali Khan Pataudi - Saif and Amrita's son; Soha's nephew Taimur Ali Khan Pataudi - Saif and Kareena's son, nephew of Soha * Soha Ali Khan - actress; daughter of Mansoor Ali Khan and Sharmila Tagore; married to actor Kunal Khemu * Saba Ali Khan - jewellery designer; daughter of Mansoor Ali Khan and Sharmila Tagore Saleha Sultan, Nawab Begum of Bhopal, married Bashir Yar Jung * Saad Bin Jung - cricketer; son of Saleha and Bashir *Sher Ali Khan Pataudi - Major General in the Pakistan Army; brother of Iftikhar Ali Khan See also *Nawabs of Pataudi References Indian families "
"SS William W. Loring was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after William Wing Loring, a Colonel in the United States Army that fought in the Mexican–American War. He joined the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War reaching the rank of Major General. After the war he was recommended to Isma'il Pasha, by William Tecumseh Sherman, for his army in Egypt, where he also obtained the rank of Major General. Construction William W. Loring was laid down on 29 November 1943, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1546, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; she was launched on 17 January 1944. History She was allocated to T.J. Stevenson & Co., Inc., on 7 March 1944. On 30 November 1945, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in Mobile, Alabama. On 18 September 1958, she was sold, along with 34 other ships, for $2,666,680 to Bethlehem Steel, for scrapping. She was removed from the fleet on 23 October 1958. References Bibliography * Liberty ships Ships built in Panama City, Florida 1944 ships Mobile Reserve Fleet "