Galveston in Galveston County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Dignified Resignation

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 14, 2018

1. Dignified Resignation Marker

Inscription. Erected to the Soldiers and Sailors of
the
Confederate States of America
by
The Veuve Jefferson Davis Chapter No. 17,
United Daughters of the Confederacy
1911
Galveston Texas

”There has never been an armed force
which in purity of motives intensity of
courage and heroism has equaled the
Army and Navy of the Confederate
States of America 1861-65”

Mollie R. MacGill Rosenberg, President
Monument Committee
Mary Thompson Settle, Chairman
Ida Smith Austin
Jean Scrimgeour Morgan

Erected 1911 by The Veuve Jefferson Davis Chapter No. 17, United Daughters of the Confederacy.

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

Location. 29° 18.188′ N, 94° 47.394′ W. Marker is in Galveston, Texas, in Galveston County. Memorial can be reached from Moody Avenue south of Winnie Street, on the left when traveling south. Monument and marker are located on the west side of the Galveston County Courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 722 Moody Avenue, Galveston TX 77550, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Texas Revolution and Civil War (a few steps from this marker); [Galveston County] Early History

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(a few steps from this marker); Exploration (a few steps from this marker); Texas Bar Association (a few steps from this marker); Galveston County Communities (a few steps from this marker); George Campbell Childress (a few steps from this marker); Norris Wright Cuney (a few steps from this marker); Reconstruction to 1900 (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Galveston.

Also see . . . Dignified Resignation Sculpture. Erected in 1912, Louis Amateis's bronze sculpture depicts a Confederate soldier after defeat. (Submitted on June 5, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Dignified Resignation Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 14, 2018

2. Dignified Resignation Memorial

Dignified Resignation Memorial (<i>wide view; Galveston County Courthouse in background</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 14, 2018

3. Dignified Resignation Memorial (wide view; Galveston County Courthouse in background)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 7, 2018. It was originally submitted on June 5, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 905 times since then and 83 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 5, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.