Pittsboro in Chatham County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Our Confederate Heroes

By Allen C. Browne, May 1, 2018

1. Our Confederate Heroes

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Our Confederate Heroes
C.S.A
—
1861-1865

We care not whence they came.
Dear in their lifeless clay,
Whether unknown or known to fame,
Their cause and country still the same,
They died and wore the gray.
This Monument is the gift of those who revere the memory of the Confederate Soldier.

Erected under the auspices of the Winnie Davis Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy, Mrs. H.A. London.
President.
Aug. 23, 1907.

Erected 1907 by The Winnie Davis Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 35° 43.231′ N, 79° 10.629′ W. Marker was in Pittsboro, North Carolina, in Chatham County. Memorial was at the intersection of East Street (Business U.S. 64) and Hillboro Street (U.S. 501), on the left when traveling west on East Street. This monument was in front of the Chatham County

C.S.A<br>—<br>1861-1865 image. Click for full size.

By Allen C. Browne, May 1, 2018

2. C.S.A
—
1861-1865

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Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 12 East Street, Pittsboro NC 27312, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location. Charles Manly (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); James I. Waddell (about 500 feet away); Law Office of Charles Manly (about 600 feet away); Hall-London House (about 600 feet away); Henry A. London (about 600 feet away); John Owen (about 700 feet away); Abraham Rencher (about 700 feet away); Tory Raid (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsboro.

March of the Deathless Dead image. Click for full size.

By Allen C. Browne, May 1, 2018

3. March of the Deathless Dead

We care not whence they came.
Dear in their lifeless clay,
Whether unknown or known to fame,
Their cause and country still the same,
They died and wore the gray. (Poem by Father Ryan)

This Monument image. Click for full size.

By Allen C. Browne, May 1, 2018

4. This Monument

This Monument is the gift of those who revere the memory of the Confederate Soldier.

Erected under the auspices of the Winnie Davis Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy, Mrs. H. A. London.
President Aug. 23, 1907

Our Confederate Heroes Marker image. Click for full size.

By Allen C. Browne, May 1, 2018

5. Our Confederate Heroes Marker

Confederate Soldier Statue image. Click for full size.

By Allen C. Browne, May 1, 2018

6. Confederate Soldier Statue

By Allen C. Browne, May 1, 2018

7. Confederate Soldier Statue

The W. H. Mullins Co.
Galena, Ohio, U.S.A.

Chatham County Courthouse image. Click for full size.

By Allen C. Browne, May 1, 2018

8. Chatham County Courthouse

Chatham County Courthouse<br>1939 image. Click for full size.

Dorothea Lange - Library of Congress, July 1939

9. Chatham County Courthouse
1939

Credits. This page was last revised on November 20, 2019. It was originally submitted on May 3, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 122 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 3, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 7, 8, 9. submitted on May 8, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.