Decaturville in Decatur County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Confederate Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 18, 2020
1. Confederate Veterans Memorial
The Capt. Nathaniel A. Wesson Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy
Dedicates this monument to the memory of our Confederate ancestors who fought so valiantly during the War Between the States
In Memoriam
Ruth Evelyn Dodson Townsend
1938 – 1977
Our charter president
"Because of her efforts, our chapter lives"
(left side)
Pvt. Wm. H. Merrick Pvt. Maness J. Strawn Pvt. J. W. Rogers Joseph A. Robins Pvt. Louis F. Davis Capt. Nathaniel A. Wesson Pvt. John M. Holland Pvt. James Newton Houston Dr. James T. Shackelford 1st. Lt. R. H. Mcneal John H. Pratt W. G. Rains M. D. Sgt. James S. Coleman J. G. Kennedy Pvt. George H. Vise David Richard Odle 1st. Lt. John F. Akin
(right side)
Sgt. Wm. Franklin Rushing Cpl. James L. Kelley Pvt. L. D. Crawley Pvt. William Hafford Boggan Pvt. E. E. Tanner Pvt. C. C. Kelley Sgt. John W. Alexander Reuben Houston Tucker A. C. Bond Pvt. A. L. Fisher Sgt. Demps J. McClure Cpl. D. Webster Lacy Cpl. A. J. Rushing Cpl. N. J. Smith Pvt. H. Phillip Rushing Pvt. Sam McCollum 2nd. Lt. Absalom Brashear
Erected by Capt. Nathaniel A. Wesson Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy
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Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 35° 35.076′ N, 88° 7.198′ W. Memorial is in Decaturville, Tennessee, in Decatur County. It is at the intersection of Pleasant Street and West Market Street, on the left when traveling north on Pleasant Street. Marker located on grounds of Decatur County Courthouse, at northeast corner of building. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 22 West Main Street, Decaturville TN 38329, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in West Tennessee. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Revolutionary War Veterans Monument (here, next to this marker); Decatur Countians who have served in the Tennessee Senate (a few steps from this marker); Decatur County Veterans Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Brownsport Furnace (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Decatur County School Gymnasium (approx. 0.2 miles away); Decatur County Training School Crowder High School 1925-1965 (approx. half a mile away); Divided Loyalties (approx. 4 miles away); Little David Wilkins (approx. 4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Decaturville.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 18, 2020
2. Confederate Veterans Memorial
Marker is in the center.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 20, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 19, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 472 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 19, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
