Monuments 19 List of Confederate monuments and memorials

1 monuments

1.1 courthouse monuments
1.2 other public monuments
1.3 private monuments

monuments

many monuments donated pro-confederacy groups daughters of confederacy. county governments @ time voted accept gifts , take ownership of statues.

courthouse monuments

denton, texas



alpine: confederate colonel henry p. brewster (1963)
aspermont: historical marker, county named confederate hero stonewall jackson , stonewall county courthouse (1963)
bastrop: monuments @ bastrop county courthouse include:

confederate soldiers monument (1910)
historical marker, home town of texas confederate major joseph d. sayers (1963)


bay city: confederate soldiers monument (1913), matagorda county courthouse
belton: confederate soldiers monument, bell county courthouse
bonham: confederate soldiers monument (1905), fannin county courthouse
comanche: confederate soldiers monument (2002), comanche county courthouse
corsicana: confederate soldiers monument (1907), navarro county courthouse
clarksville: confederate soldiers monument, red river county county courthouse
denton: denton confederate soldier monument, denton county courthouse (1918)
fort worth: confederate soldiers monument (1953), tarrant county courthouse


dignified resignation in galveston, texas



galveston: dignified resignation (1909) louis amateis @ galveston county courthouse. turned flag while carrying confederate flag, memorial in texas feature confederate sailor. erected soldiers , sailors of confederate states of america. inscription on plaque reads, there has never been armed force in purity of motives intensity of courage , heroism has equaled army , navy of confederate states of america.
gainesville: confederate soldiers monument, cooke county courthouse (1911)


georgetown, texas



georgetown: confederate soldiers monument, williamson county courthouse (1916)
goldthwaite: confederate soldiers monument, mills county courthouse
granbury: statue of csa geneneral hiram b. granbury (1913), killed in battle of franklin (1913), hood county courthouse
hillsboro: confederate soldiers monument, hill county, texas courthouse
jefferson: confederate soldiers monument (1907, moved courthouse in 1930s), marion county courthouse
livingston: confederate soldiers monument, polk county courthouse
llano: confederate soldiers monument, llano county courthouse
lockhart: confederate soldiers monument, caldwell county courthouse
longview: confederate soldiers monument (1911), gregg county courthouse
mount pleasant: confederate soldiers monument (1912), titus county courthouse
memphis: confederate soldiers monument, hall county courthouse
marshall: confederate soldiers monument (1906), harrison county courthouse
new braunfels: confederate soldiers monument (1937), comal county courthouse
paris: confederate soldiers monument, lamar county courthouse confederate soldiers monument, kaufman, kaufman county courthouse
perryton: courthouse monument csa colonel william beck ochiltree
rusk: confederate soldiers monument, cherokee county courthouse
sherman: confederate soldiers monument (1896), grayson county courthouse. first confederate statue dedicated @ county courthouse in texas.
stephenville: confederate soldiers monument (2001), erath county courthouse


confederate mothers monument in texarkana



texarkana: confederate mothers monument (1918), located in texas near state line arkansas, shared district court in texarkana, texas, , post office , courthouse in texarkana, arkansas
vernon: confederate soldiers monument, wilbarger county courthouse
weatherford: confederate soldiers monument (1929), parker county courthouse
waxahachie: confederate soldiers monument (1912), ellis county courthouse

other public monuments

confederate memorial plaza in anderson, texas



confederate soldiers monument, austin



alpine: csa gen. lawrence sul ross monument (1963)
amarillo: confederate soldier statue (1931)
anderson: confederate memorial plaza (2010). plaza beside grimes county courthouse flies confederate flag behind gate metal lettering reading confederate memorial plaza. metal statue depicts 1 of several grimes county residents fought 4th texas volunteer infantry brigade in virginia.
athens: henderson county confederate monument (1964)
austin:

littlefield fountain, university of texas, commemorates george w. littlefield, university regent , csa officer. inscription reads, men , women of confederacy fought valor , suffered fortitude states [sic] rights maintained.
texas confederate women s , men s historical markers, @ 3710 cedar st. , 1600 w. sixth, commemorate campgrounds built house , care widows, wives, , veterans of confederacy.
texas state capitol

confederate soldiers monument (1903), texas state capital, features 4 bronze figures representing confederate artillery, cavalry, infantry , navy. bronze statue of jefferson davis stands above them. inscription reads: died state rights guaranteed under constitution. people of south, animated spirit of 1776, preserve rights, withdrew federal compact in 1861. north resorted coercion. south, against overwhelming numbers , resources, fought until exhausted.
hood s texas brigade, monument memorialize [who] fought confederacy .
terry s texas rangers, monument memorialize [who] fought confederacy.
the children of confederacy placed plaque in texas state capitol (1959), reads:












because desire perpetuate, in love , honor, heroic deeds of enlisted in confederate services, , upheld flag during 4 years of war, we, children of south, have united in organization called children of confederacy, in our strength, enthusiasm , love of justice can exert influence. therefore pledge ourselves preserve pure ideas: honor memory of our beloved veterans; study , teach truths of history (one of important of is, war between states not rebellion, nor underlying cause sustain slavery). , act in manner reflect honor upon our noble patriotic ancestors.








beaumont: our confederate soldiers monument (1912)
clarksville: confederate soldier monument (1912)
cleburne: cleburne monument (2010)
coleman: hometown of texas csa col. james e. mccord monument (1963)


confederate war memorial in dallas



dallas: confederate war memorial. erected in city park in 1897, relocated pioneer park cemetery in 1961 due highway construction.
college station: statue of lawrence sullivan ross, confederate general , former president of a&m university located on campus of texas a&m university. in august 2017 chancelor of university, john sharp, confirmed university not removing statue campus.
corpus christi: queen of sea (1914; restored 1990), bas-relief pompeo coppini; udc-sponsored confederate memorial featuring allegorical female figure – representing corpus christie – holding keys of success while receiving blessings mother earth , father neptune, standing next her. coppini abhorrent of war , , in queen of sea crafted sculpture symbolized peace , captured spirit of corpus christi .
el paso:

hometown of texas csa capt. james w. magoffin monument (1964)
csa maj. simeon hart monument (1964)


farmersville: confederate soldier monument (1917), farmersville city park
fort davis: post founded 1854 , named secretary of war jefferson davis. contains old fort davis monument (1963). fort davis national historic site
fort worth: confederate soldier memorial (1939), oakwood cemetery
gainesville confederate heroes statue (1908) in leonard park
gonzales: confederate soldiers monument, confederate square. dedicated on june 3, 1909. our confederate dead.
greenville: confederate soldier monument (1926)
holliday: stonewall jackson camp 249 monument (1999)
houston:

spirit of confederacy (1908, in present location since 1925), louis amateis. erected united daughters of confederacy.
dick dowling (sculpture), located @ entrance hermann park. erected in 1905, monument in front of city hall until 1958, when moved present location. in august 2017 andrew schneck arrested @ statue bomb materials.


kermit: col. c.m. winkler monument (1963)
marshall:

confederate capitol of missouri monument (1963)
confederate monument (1906)
home of last texas confederate gov. pendleton murrah monument (1963)


miami: col. o.m. roberts monument (1963)


john h. reagan memorial in palestine, texas. allegorical figure seated beneath reagan represents lost cause of confederacy.



palestine: john h. reagan memorial (1911) pompeo coppini
sabine pass: sabine pass battleground. sabine river enters gulf of mexico, 47 confederate men held off large union attack, destroying 2 union boats , capturing hundreds of prisoners. today site managed texas historical commission, , hosts battle reenactments in honor of confederate soldiers.
sherman: confederate soldier monument (1897)
tomball: confederate powder mill marker monument (1966)
victoria: confederate monument (1912)

private monuments

confederate veterans memorial plaza, palestine, texas



hempstead: liendo plantation center confederate recruiting efforts , held union prisoners during war. holds battle reenactments , demonstrations of civil war era confederate life @ annual civil war weekend.
orange: confederate memorial of wind: under construction since 2013.
palestine: confederate veterans memorial plaza (2013), funded sons of confederate veterans




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