Downtown Austin in Travis County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Southern Confederacy Monument
Photographed By Don Morfe, June 6, 1998
1. Southern Confederacy Monument Marker
Inscription.
Southern Confederacy Monument. .
Southern Confederacy Formed by following states withdrawing from the Union, South Carolina December Twentieth Eighteen Hundred and Sixty. , Upper 2nd Panel
Mississippi January Ninth Florida January Eleventh Alabama January Eleventh Georgia January Nineteenth Eighteen Hundred and Sixty One . Upper 3rd Panel
Louisiana January Twenty Sixth Texas February First Virginia April Seventeenth Arkansas May Sixth Eighteen Hundred and Sixty One . Upper 4th Panel
North Carolina May Twentieth Tennessee June Twenty Fourth Missouri August Twentieth Kentucky December Tenth Eighteen Hundred and Sixty One, . Lower Front Panel
Died For state rights guaranteed under the Constitution. The people of the South, animated by the Spirit of 1776, to preserve their rights, withdrew from the Federal contract in 1861. The North resorted to coercion. The South, against overwhelming numbers and resources, fought until exhausted. During the war, there were twenty two hundred and fifty seven engagements; in eighteen hundred and fifty two of these, at least one regiment took part. Number of men enlisted: Confederate Armies, 800,000; Federal Armies, 2,859,132. Losses from all causes: Confederate, 437,000; Federal, 485,216, . Lower 2nd Panel
1861 Fort Sumter, S.C. Apr. 12, 13. . Big Bethel, Va. June 10. . Manassas, Va. July 21. . Wilson Creek, Mo. Aug. 10. . Lexington, Ma. Sept. 12 to 20. . Balls Bluff, Va. Oct. 21, 22. . Belmont, Mo. Nov. 7. , 1862 Fort Donelson, Tenn. Feb. 14 to 16. . Val Verde, N.M. Feb. 21. . Elkhorn, Ark. Mar. 5 to 8. . Hampton Roads, Va. Merrimac and Federal Fleet Mar. 5. . Kernston, Va. Mar. 23. . Glorietta, N.M. Mar. 28. . Shiloh, Tenn. Apr. 6, 7. . Williamsburg, Va. May 5. . Eltham's Landing Va. May 7. . Front Royal, Va. May 23. . Winchester, Va. May 25. . Seven Pines, Va. May 31. . Cross Keys, Va. June 6. . Fort Republic, Va. June 9. . Secessionville, S.C. June 16. . Oak Grove, Va. June 25. . Mechanicsville, Va. June 26. . Gaines' Mill, Va. June 27 . Savage Station, Va. June 29. . Frazier's Farm, Va. June 30. . Malvern Hill, Va. July 1 . Vicksburg, Miss., Ram Arkansas and Federal Fleet July 15. . Baton Rouge, La. Aug. 5. . Manassas, Va. Aug. 30. . Richmond, Ky. . Aug. 30. . Harper's Ferry, Va. . Sept.12 to 15. . Mumfordsville, Ky. Sept. 14 to 16. . Sharpsburg, Md. Sept. 17. . Luka, Miss. Sept. 19, 20. . Corinth, Miss. Oct. 3, 4 . Perryville, Ky. Oct. 6 to 8. . Capture of Galveston, Tex. Oct 9. . Thibodeauxville, La. Oct. 27. . Berwick's Bay. La. Nov. 1 to 6. . Hartsville, Tenn. Dec. 7. . Prairie Grove, Ark. Dec. 7. . Goldsboro, N.C. Dec. 12 to 17 . Fredericksburg, Va. Dec. 13. . Chickasaw Bayou, Miss. Dec. 30. . Murfreesboro, Tenn. Dec.30 to Jan.1, 1863, . Lower 3rd Panel
1863 Recapture of Galveston, Tex. Jan. 1, . Alabama sunk Hatteras, Jan. 11, . Arkansas Post, Ark. Jan. 11, . Thompson's Station, Tenn. Mar. 4, 5. . Crossing of Rappahannock, Va. . Apr. 29, 30. . Port Gibson, Miss. May 1. . Chancellorsville, Va. May 1 to 4. . Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16. . Siege of Vicksburg, Miss. May 18 to July 4. . Siege of Port Hudson, La. May 27 to July 8. . Milliken's Bend. La. June 8. . Brandy Station, Va. June 9 . Winchester, Va. June 13 to 15. . Hoover's Gap, Tenn. June 24 . Gettysburg, Pa. July 1 to 3. . Jackson, Miss. July 9 to July 16. La Fourche, La. July 13. . Siege of Charleston, S.C. Aug.21 to Dec. 31. . Sabine Pass, Tex. Sept. 8. . Chickamauga, Ga. Sept. 19, 20. . Vermilion, La. Oct 16. . Bristoe Station, Va. Oct. 14. . Bayou Bourbeaux, La. Nov. 3. . Rogersville, Tenn. Nov. 6. . Rappahannock Station, Va. Nov. 7. . Kelley's Ford, Va. . Siege of Knoxville, Tenn. Nov. 14 to Dec. 4. . Chattanooga, Tenn. Nov 23 to 25 . Lookout Mountain, Tenn. Nov. 24. . Missionary Ridge, Tenn. Nov. 24. . Graysville, Ga. Nov. 25. . Mine Run, Va. Nov 26 to 28 . Ringgold, Ga. Nov. 27 . Beans Station, Tenn. Dec. 14 ,
1864. Olustee, Florida Feb. 20. . Mansfield, La Apr. 8. . Pleasant Hill, La. Apr. 9. . Blair's Landing, La. Apr. 12. . Fort Pillow, Tenn. Apr. 12. . Plymouth, N.C. Apr. 17 to 20. . Jenkin's Ferry, Ark. Apr. 30. . Wilderness, Va. May 5 to 7. . Rocky Face Ridge, Ga. May 5 to 9. . Calcasieu Bayou, La. May 6. . Spottsylvania Court House, Va. May 8 to 18. . Drury's Bluff, Va. May 12 to 13. . Resaca, Ga. May 13 to 15. . New Market, Va. May 15. . Bermuda Hundreds, Va. May 16 to 30. . Yellow Bayou, La. May 18. . New Hope Church, Ga. May 25, 26, 28., . Lower 4th Panel
1864. Cold Harbor, Va. June 1 to 12. . Kennesaw Mountain, Ga. June 9 to 30. . Brice's Cross Roads, Miss. June 10, 11. . Trevilian Station, Va. June 12. . Siege of Petersburg, Va. Jun. 15 to Apr. 2.1865 . Lynchburg, Va. June 17, 18. . Alabama Sunk by Kearsage June 19. . Chattahoochee, Ga. July 6 to 10. . Mount Sterling, Ky. July 9. . Monocacy, Md. July 9. . Tupelo, Miss, July 13 to 15. . Harrisburg, Miss. July 14. . Peach Tree Creek, Ga. July 20. . Atlanta, Ga. July 22. . Ezra Church, Ga. July 28. . Crater, Petersburg, Va. July 30. . Mobile Bay, Ala. Naval Battle, Aug. 5. . Strawberry Plains, Tenn. Aug.14 to 18. . Weldon Railroad, Va. Aug. 18,19,21. . Reams Station, Va. Aug. 25. . Jonesboro, Ga. Aug. 31, Sept. 1. . Winchester, Va. Sept. 19. . Fisher's Hill, Va. Sept. 22. Athens, Ala. Sept. 23. Chapin's Farm, Va. Sept. 28 to 30. . Preble's Farm, Va. Sept. 30, Oct. 1 . Yellow Tavern, Va. Oct. 1. . Allatoona, Ga. Oct. 5. . Cedar Creek, Va. Oct. 19. . Hatcher's Run, Va. Oct. 27. . Fair Oaks, Va. Oct. 27, 28. Franklin, Tenn. Nov. 30. Deveaux's Neck, S.C. Dec. 6 to 9. . Nashville, Tenn. Dec. 15, 16.
1865. Beverly, Va. Jan. 11. . Fort Fishar, N.C. Jan. 12 to 15. . Hatcher's Run, Va. Feb. 5 to 7. . Wilcox' Bridge, N.C. Mar. 8 to 10. . Averysboro, N.C. Mar. 16. . Bentonville, N.C. Mar. 19, 20. . Fort Steadman, Va. Mar. 25. . Spanish Fort, Ala. Mar. 26 to Apr. 8. . Boydton, Va. Mar. 31. . Five Forks, Va. Apr. 1. . Fall of Petersburg, Va. Apr. 2. Evacuation of Richmond, Va. Apr. 2 to 6. . Sailors' Creek, Va. Apr. 6. . Farmville, Va. Apr. 7. . Appomattox Court House, Va. Apr. 8, 9. . Palmetto Ranch, Tex. May 13. .
Southern Confederacy Formed by following states withdrawing from the Union
South Carolina December Twentieth Eighteen Hundred and Sixty
Upper 2nd Panel
Mississippi January Ninth Florida January Eleventh Alabama January Eleventh Georgia January Nineteenth Eighteen Hundred and Sixty One
Upper 3rd Panel
Louisiana January Twenty Sixth Texas February First Virginia April Seventeenth Arkansas May Sixth Eighteen Hundred and Sixty One
Upper 4th Panel
North Carolina May Twentieth Tennessee June Twenty Fourth Missouri August Twentieth Kentucky December Tenth Eighteen Hundred and Sixty One
Lower Front Panel
Died For state rights guaranteed under the Constitution. The people of the South, animated by the Spirit of 1776, to preserve their rights, withdrew from the Federal contract in 1861. The North resorted to coercion. The South, against overwhelming numbers and resources, fought until exhausted. During the war, there were twenty two hundred and fifty seven engagements;
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in eighteen hundred and fifty two of these, at least one regiment took part. Number of men enlisted: Confederate Armies, 800,000; Federal Armies, 2,859,132. Losses from all causes: Confederate, 437,000; Federal, 485,216
Lower 2nd Panel
1861
Fort Sumter, S.C. Apr. 12, 13. Big Bethel, Va. June 10. Manassas, Va. July 21. Wilson Creek, Mo. Aug. 10. Lexington, Ma. Sept. 12 to 20. Balls Bluff, Va. Oct. 21, 22. Belmont, Mo. Nov. 7.
1862
Fort Donelson, Tenn. Feb. 14 to 16. Val Verde, N.M. Feb. 21. Elkhorn, Ark. Mar. 5 to 8. Hampton Roads, Va. Merrimac and Federal Fleet Mar. 5. Kernston, Va. Mar. 23. Glorietta, N.M. Mar. 28. Shiloh, Tenn. Apr. 6, 7. Williamsburg, Va. May 5. Eltham's Landing Va. May 7. Front Royal, Va. May 23. Winchester, Va. May 25. Seven Pines, Va. May 31. Cross Keys, Va. June 6. Fort Republic, Va. June 9. Secessionville, S.C. June 16. Oak Grove, Va. June 25. Mechanicsville, Va. June 26. Gaines' Mill, Va. June 27 Savage Station, Va. June 29. Frazier's Farm, Va. June 30. Malvern Hill, Va. July 1 Vicksburg, Miss., Ram Arkansas and Federal Fleet July 15. Baton Rouge, La. Aug. 5. Manassas, Va. Aug. 30. Richmond, Ky. Aug. 30. Harper's Ferry, Va. Sept.12 to 15. Mumfordsville, Ky. Sept. 14 to 16. Sharpsburg, Md. Sept. 17. Luka, Miss.
Photographed By Don Morfe, June 6, 1998
2. Southern Confederacy Monument Marker-Inscription on the base
1863
Recapture of Galveston, Tex. Jan. 1, Alabama sunk Hatteras, Jan. 11, Arkansas Post, Ark. Jan. 11, Thompson's Station, Tenn. Mar. 4, 5. Crossing of Rappahannock, Va. Apr. 29, 30. Port Gibson, Miss. May 1. Chancellorsville, Va. May 1 to 4. Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16. Siege of Vicksburg, Miss. May 18 to July 4. Siege of Port Hudson, La. May 27 to July 8. Milliken's Bend. La. June 8. Brandy Station, Va. June 9 Winchester, Va. June 13 to 15. Hoover's Gap, Tenn. June 24 Gettysburg, Pa. July 1 to 3. Jackson, Miss. July 9 to July 16. La Fourche, La. July 13.
Siege of Charleston, S.C. Aug.21 to Dec. 31. Sabine Pass, Tex. Sept. 8. Chickamauga, Ga. Sept. 19, 20. Vermilion, La. Oct 16. Bristoe Station, Va. Oct. 14. Bayou Bourbeaux, La. Nov. 3. Rogersville, Tenn. Nov. 6. Rappahannock Station, Va. Nov. 7. Kelley's Ford, Va. Siege of Knoxville, Tenn. Nov. 14 to Dec. 4. Chattanooga, Tenn. Nov 23 to
Olustee, Fla. Feb. 20. Mansfield, La Apr. 8. Pleasant Hill, La. Apr. 9. Blair's Landing, La. Apr. 12. Fort Pillow, Tenn. Apr. 12. Plymouth, N.C. Apr. 17 to 20. Jenkin's Ferry, Ark. Apr. 30. Wilderness, Va. May 5 to 7. Rocky Face Ridge, Ga. May 5 to 9. Calcasieu Bayou, La. May 6. Spottsylvania Court House, Va. May 8 to 18. Drury's Bluff, Va. May 12 to 13. Resaca, Ga. May 13 to 15. New Market, Va. May 15. Bermuda Hundreds, Va. May 16 to 30. Yellow Bayou, La. May 18. New Hope Church, Ga. May 25, 26, 28.
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1864
Cold Harbor, Va. June 1 to 12. Kennesaw Mountain, Ga. June 9 to 30. Brice's Cross Roads, Miss. June 10, 11. Trevilian Station, Va. June 12. Siege of Petersburg, Va. Jun. 15 to Apr. 2.1865 Lynchburg, Va. June 17, 18. Alabama Sunk by Kearsage June 19. Chattahoochee, Ga. July 6 to 10. Mount Sterling, Ky. July 9. Monocacy, Md. July 9. Tupelo, Miss, July 13 to 15. Harrisburg, Miss. July 14. Peach Tree Creek, Ga. July 20. Atlanta, Ga. July 22. Ezra Church, Ga. July 28. Crater, Petersburg, Va. July 30. Mobile Bay, Ala. Naval Battle,
Austin, Texas, in Travis County. It is in Downtown Austin. Memorial is on East 11th Street west of Brazos Street, on the right when traveling west. This statue is located on the lawn of the south side of the Texas State Capitol. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Austin TX 78701, United States of America. Touch for directions.
8. The view of the Southern Confederacy Monument from the Texas State Capitol grounds
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 29, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 548 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on July 29, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 10, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. 6, 7. submitted on July 29, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 8. submitted on September 10, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.