Borglum had been involved in sculpting the Confederate Memorial Carving, a massive bas-relief memorial to Confederate leaders on Stone Mountain in Georgia, but was in disagreement with the officials there.
Borglum havde været involveret i udhugningen af Confederate Memorial Carving, et massivt basrelief, der er bygget som minde for lederne af Amerikas Konfødererede Stater på Stone Mountain i Georgia, men var raget uklar med lederne der.