Downtown in Little Rock in Pulaski County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Civil War Memorial

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 16, 2015

1. Civil War Memorial

Inscription. In the War Between the States in 1861 Arkansas gave her adhesion to the Southern Confederacy; and 50,000 of her sons took part in the struggle on that side; while a smaller number espoused the northern cause. To-day there is no North — no South — but one country and one flag.
• • •
Leaving the past to sleep oblivion’s sleep,
Her noble sons in her support will keep
Distinct as waves, but joined as is the deep;
Forever — Yea — Forever.

Erected by State of Arkansas.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil.

Location. 34° 44.944′ N, 92° 16.332′ W. Memorial is in Little Rock, Arkansas, in Pulaski County. It is in Downtown. It can be reached from the intersection of West Markham Street and Ashley Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker is located in the courtyard on the east side of the Old State House Museum. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 300 West Markham Street, Little Rock AR 72201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial

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is in the Quapaw Homeland.

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,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mexican-American War Memorial (here, next to this marker); The Old State House (here, next to this marker); In Memory of Herman Davis (a few steps from this marker); Spanish-American War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); World War I Memorial (a few steps from this marker); A Tribute to Gen. Wm. Read Scurry (a few steps from this marker); War of 1812 Memorial (a few steps from this marker); 150th Anniversary of the War Between the States (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Little Rock.

Another marker is no longer nearby. David Owen Dodd Memorial (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 16, 2015

2. Civil War Memorial

(marker visible in left background • one of several war memorials in courtyard on the east side of the old Arkansas State House)

Also see . . . Arkansas in the American Civil War (Wikipedia). Following the capture of Fort Sumter in April 1861, Abraham Lincoln called for troops from every Union state to put down the rebellion, and Arkansas and several other states seceded. For the rest of the war, Arkansas played a major role in controlling the Mississippi River, a major military highway. (Submitted on October 9, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 8, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 497 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 9, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.