Selmer in McNairy County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

McNairy County Confederate Veterans Memorial

Photographed by David Austin, December 9, 2020

1. McNairy County Confederate Veterans Memorial, front

Inscription.

Erected 1995 by the Battle of Shiloh Camp #1454 Sons of Confederate Veterans

C.S.A.
Confederate Units formed in McNairy County
18th (Newsom's) Tenn. Cavalry Regt. Co. E, F, 2nd G and H
21st (Wilson's) Tenn Cavalry Regt. Co F.
13th Tenn. Infantry Regt. Co. F
27th Tenn. Infantry Regt. Co. B
31st Tenn. Infantry Regt. Co. B C and G.
39th (Avery's) Tenn. Infantry Regt. Co. G (became 2nd A, 42nd Tenn. Infantry Regt.)
154th Senior Tenn. Infantry Regt. Co. I.

This monument erected in honor of the gallant Confederate soldiers of McNairy County who fought and died and suffered during the War Between the States 1861-1865.

Sacred is the memory of the men and women of McNairy County for the sacrifices whey made in defending their homeland.
Nor shall your glory be forgotten.

Poor is a nation that has no heroes.
Shameful is a nation that has heroes and forgets them.
No nation can long survive without pride in its traditions.

Erected by Sons of Confederate Veterans.

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

Location. 35° 10.251′ N, 88° 35.616′ W.

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Memorial is in Selmer, Tennessee, in McNairy County. It is at the intersection of Court Avenue (U.S. 45) and 4th Street, on the left when traveling north on Court Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Selmer TN 38375, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in West Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Upper South,

and in the Black Belt.

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 walking distance of this marker: McNairy County War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); McNairy County Music Hall of Fame & Trail of Music Legends — 2017 Inductees (within shouting distance of this marker); In affectionate memory of the early settlers of McNairy County and the Town of Purdy (within shouting distance of this marker); McNairy County's Trail of Music Legends

McNairy County Confederate Veterans Memorial, left image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Austin, December 9, 2020

2. McNairy County Confederate Veterans Memorial, left

(within shouting distance of this marker); Meskers (within shouting distance of this marker); Sherry Lea Inman (within shouting distance of this marker); McNairy County Music Hall of Fame & Trail of Music Legends — 2015 Inductees (within shouting distance of this marker); McNairy County Music Hall of Fame & Trail of Music Legends — 2019 Inductees (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Selmer.

More about this memorial. The monument is on the north side of the courtyard.

McNairy County Confederate Veterans Memorial reverse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Austin, December 9, 2020

3. McNairy County Confederate Veterans Memorial reverse

McNairy County Confederate Veterans Memorial, right image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Austin, December 9, 2020

4. McNairy County Confederate Veterans Memorial, right

Credits. This page was last revised on December 15, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2020, by David Austin of Scotts Hill, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 439 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 10, 2020, by David Austin of Scotts Hill, Tennessee. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.