Unknown Confederate Dead memorial known as The Lion of the Confederacy, or The Lion of Atlanta, at Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta, Georgia. (USA)

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The dying lion clutches a Confederate flag and sits atop the mass grave of 3000 Confederates killed in the Civil War's Battle of Atlanta. The sculpture was commissioned to T. M. Brady of Canton, Georgia and was commemorated on April 26, 1894.

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Size: 6016px × 4016px
Location: Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Photo credit: © Allen Creative / Steve Allen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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