<Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> http://www.unc.edu/interactive-tour/landmarks/silent-sam/ </Td> </Tr> <P> Silent Sam is a statue by John Wilson of a Confederate soldier, located on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . It is located on McCorkle Place, the university's upper quad; facing Franklin Street on the northern edge of campus . </P> <P> The statue was funded by the University Alumni and the United Daughters of the Confederacy . It was erected in 1913 as a memorial to the Confederate alumni who lost their lives in the American Civil War and all students who joined the Confederate States Army . More than one thousand members of the university fought in the American Civil War in either the Northern or Southern armies, comprising at least 40% of the student body . The University remained open through the entire war . This was due to President Swain's policy of dependency on men unfit for combat . A bronze image on the front of the memorial depicts a young student dropping his books as he looks up to answer a call to duty . On the base of the statue, a woman meant to signify North Carolina is depicted advising students to fight for an important cause even if it means leaving their studies . The statue was erected to commemorate the 50 year anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War (1911). </P> <P> The United Daughters of the Confederacy spent four years fundraising and hired Canadian sculptor John Wilson to create the statue . The statue cost the Daughters of the Confederacy $7,500 (converts to $185,443.94 in 2017). </P>

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