<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 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>
what is the silent sam statue in chapel hill
what is the silent sam statue in chapel hill
a memorial to the Confederate alumni who lost their lives in the American Civil War and all students who joined the Confederate States Army
a memorial to the Confederate alumni who lost their lives in the American Civil War and all students who joined the Confederate States Army