Walhalla in Oconee County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Oconee County Confederate Monument
Photographed by Brian Scott, November 28, 2008
1. Oconee County Confederate Monument - East Side
[East Side]:
This monument is dedicated to the memory of the Confederate Soldiers by the women of Oconee County. These gallant soldiers gave their lives for the principle of states rights, for the protection of their homes, and in defence of their women and children. We, who knew them, testify that their courage was without a precedent, their fortitude without a parallel, their virtues of the highest, and that they knew no law of life but loyalty, truth and civic virtue, and to these principles their consecrated their lives and fortunes.
[North Side]:
On fame's eternal camping ground
Their silent tents are spread
While glory guards the solemn round of
The bivouac of the dead.
[West Side]:
Confederate Service
Six hundred thousand men
Federal Service
Two million, six hundred thousand men
[South Side]:
The land they struggled to save for us
Will not forget
Its warriors yet
Who sleep in so many a grave for us.
Erected by Women of Oconee County.
Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in these topic lists: Military • War, US Civil.
Location. 34° 45.967′ N,
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Regionally, this marker and monument is in South Carolina’s and pstate, in the Foothills, in the Golden Corner. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: War Between the States (a few steps from this marker); St. Johns Lutheran Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); John A. Wagener Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); The English School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gen. John A. Wagener
Photographed by Brian Scott, November 28, 2008
2. Oconee County Confederate Monument - North Side
Photographed by Brian Scott, November 28, 2008
3. Oconee County Confederate Monument - West Side
Photographed by Brian Scott, November 28, 2008
4. Oconee County Confederate Monument - South Side
Photographed by Brian Scott, November 28, 2008
5. Oconee County Confederate Monument
Photographed by Brian Scott, November 28, 2008
6. Oconee County Confederate Monument and Cannon
Photographed by Brian Scott, November 28, 2008
7. Oconee County Confederate Monument - Top Detail
Photographed by Brian Scott, November 28, 2008
8. Cannon Front - Detail
Photographed by Brian Scott, November 28, 2008
9. Cannon Rear - Detail
Credits. This page was last revised on September 17, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 6, 2008, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,018 times since then and 70 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on December 6, 2008, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.
