Arlington - West End in Birmingham in Jefferson County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
United Confederate Veterans
Camp Hardee No. 39
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 14, 2008
1. United Confederate Veterans Camp Hardee No. 39 Marker
Camp Hardee No. 39
Camp Hardee No. 39 was organized as a camp of the United Confederate Veterans on August 7, 1891. This cemetery plot was acquired by the camp to provide a final resting place for the men whose valiant service had earned the undying gratitude of the South.
Past Camp Commander J. C. Abernathy led the committee which oversaw the erection of the monument which was dedicated on April 21, 1906.
In addition to the men buried here, several members of Camp Hardee are buried in family plots in the sections surrounding this plot.
Confederate States of America
1861-1865
Deo Vindice
(reverse):
The Sons of Confederate Veterans Fighting Joe Wheeler Camp 1372 proudly maintains this Confederate veterans plot.
"To you Sons of Confederate Veterans we submit the vindication of the cause for which we fought. To your strength will be given the defense of the Confederate soldiers good name. The guardianship of his history. The emulation of his virtues. The perpetuation of those principles which he loved and which you love also. And those ideals which made him glorious. Remember! It is your duty to see that the true history of the South is presented to future generations."
Lt. General S. D.
this page online
United Confederate Veterans
New Orleans Louisiana, April 25, 1906
Lest We Forget Our Heritage
Erected by Sons of Confederate Veterans Fighting Joe Wheeler Camp 1372.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Sons of Confederate Veterans/United Confederate Veterans series list. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1850.
Location. 33° 29.317′ N, 86° 50.767′ W. Marker is in Birmingham, Alabama, in Jefferson County. It is in Arlington - West End. It is on Martin Luther King Drive, on the right when traveling south. Marker is in Elmwood Cemetery, northwest from the 6th Avenue SW main entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 600 Martin Luther King Drive, Birmingham AL 35211, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. 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 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Elyton Courthouse Bell (approx. 0.9 miles away); Wilson's Raiders (approx. one mile away); Walker Memorial Church (approx. one mile away); South Elyton Baptist Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); Washington School (approx. 1.1 miles away); Rickwood Field (approx.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 14, 2008
2. (Reverse) Sons of Confederate Veterans Fighting Joe Wheeler Camp 1372 Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 14, 2008
3. United Confederate Veterans Camp Hardee No. 39 Burial Plot and Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 14, 2008
4. Elwood Cemetery Entrance
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 3,481 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 14, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
