Mount Olivet Cemetery Nashville, Tennessee

Frederick C. Hibbard designed and sculptured this monument which has much symbolism and beauty. The United Daughters of the Confederacy erected the monument in 1917 to pay tribute to all Southern troops who fought in the Battle of Shiloh. General Albert Sidney Johnston, Confederate commander killed during the afternoon of the first day, is portrayed in the center with a carved bust. General Johnston was the highest ranking American officer ever to die in combat. To the far right is the bronze figure of an infantryman who has grasped his flag in resistance of the Northern Army. The figure to the rear is an artilleryman gazing through the smoke of battle. The central group of bronze figures represent "Defeated Victory." The front statue denotes the Confederacy surrendering the laurel wreath of victory to Death, on the left, and Night, on the right. Death came to their commander and Night brought reinforcements to the Union army. To the far left is the bronze figure of a cavalryman with his hand extended in frustration. The cavalryman in the back represents the officers of the Confederate Army. His head is bowed in compliance to the cease fire order. The panel of heads on the right signal the spirit of the first day; the panel of heads on the left mark the sorrow of men on the second day. Just inside the woods south of the monument is the place where Union General Prentiss surrendered with over 2,200 troops on the first day in the Hornet's Nest.