Gulfport in Harrison County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Harrison County Confederate Monument

1861 — 1865

— Lest We Forget —

Harrison County Confederate Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 22, 2017

1. Harrison County Confederate Monument

Inscription.
"In Memory of our
Confederate Dead"

Erected 1911 by the Daughters of the Confederacy and Board of Supervisors" of Harrison County Mississippi".

Topics and series. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list.

Location. 30° 22.383′ N, 89° 5.428′ W. Monument is in Gulfport, Mississippi, in Harrison County. It is at the intersection of 23rd Avenue and 19th Street, on the right when traveling south on 23rd Avenue. Located at the Harrison County Courthouse parking garage. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 1801 23rd Avenue, Gulfport MS 39501, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Old Gulfport High School (approx. 0.3 miles away); Gulfport - Harrison County Library (approx. 0.4 miles away); First Baptist Church, Gulfport (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Magnolia Route (approx. 0.4 miles away); 1863 East Pascagoula Raid (approx. 0.6 miles away); Ship Island (approx. 0.6 miles away); Kellier-Sternberg House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Gulfport Civil Rights Wade-In (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gulfport.

Regarding Harrison County Confederate Monument.

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Confederate soldier standing at rest on top of a tall base. The figure wears a hat and holds the barrel of a rifle with both hands, the butt resting in front of his proper right foot. The upper base is decorated with a relief of a Confederate flag and the lower base is inscribed and stepped.

The Harrison County Monument Association, composed of the United Daughters of the Confederacy Chapters of Gulfport, Biloxi, and Pass Christian, donated $2,500 for the monument. The Harrison County Board of Supervisors contributed $1,000.

The 25 foot sculpture is comprised of a concrete base with a metal figure. Source: Smithsonian American Art Museum - Inventory # IAS MS000119

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 22, 2017

2. Harrison County Confederate Monument

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 22, 2017

3. Harrison County Confederate Monument

North and south sides of monument. West side is blank. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton

4. North and south sides of monument. West side is blank.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 23, 2017. It was originally submitted on March 23, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,124 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 23, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.