| Alexander Darnes and General Kirby-Smith |
This sculpture is located at the St. Augustine Historic Society Research Library. It is the only sculpture
of an African-American in St. Augustine. Dr. Darnes was a former slave of the Kirby-Smith family. After
the Civil War he became a medical doctor who practiced in Jacksonville.
of an African-American in St. Augustine. Dr. Darnes was a former slave of the Kirby-Smith family. After
the Civil War he became a medical doctor who practiced in Jacksonville.