Abbeville in Wilcox County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Wilcox County Confederate Monument
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, October 4, 2015
1. Wilcox County Confederate Monument
(south side)
(south side)
[south]
to all the world the love we bear
to those who fought and bled and fell, whose battle cry was do and dare.
Who feared no foe, but faced the fray —
our gallant men who wore the gray.”
[north]
”It is a duty we owe to posterity to see that our children shall know the virtues and become worthy of their sires.”
[west]
Abbeville Chapter
United Daughters of
the Confederacy,
April 26, 1909.
In memory of our
heroes in gray.
[east]
Confederate Dead
Erected 1909 by Abbeville Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Topics and series. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list.
Location. 31° 59.555′ N, 83° 18.428′ W. Monument is in Abbeville, Georgia, in Wilcox County. It is on North Broad Street (U.S. 129) just north of West Main Street (U.S. 280), on the left when traveling north. Monument is located on the east side of the Wilcox County Library. Touch for map. Monument is at or
this page online
Regionally, this memorial monument is in Georgia’s Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, 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 original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jefferson Davis (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Jefferson Davis (a few steps from this marker); De Soto Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); Wilcox County (within shouting distance of this marker); Jefferson Davis Camp Site (within shouting distance of this marker); New Hope Primitive Baptist Church (approx. 2 miles away); Battle of Breakfast Branch (approx. 4.3 miles away); Braziel's Old Store (approx. 9.2
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, October 4, 2015
2. Wilcox County Confederate Monument
Also see . . . Wilcox County Confederate Monument. Atop a tall square shaft a Civil war soldier stands wearing a Confederate uniform and hat. The shaft rests on a three tiered base. This monument was fabricated by McNeel Marble Works, and dedicated on April 26, 1909. (Submitted on January 16, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, October 4, 2015
3. Wilcox County Confederate Monument (inscription detail)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, October 4, 2015
4. Wilcox County Confederate Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on January 16, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 16, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 535 times since then and 47 times this year. Last updated on January 16, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 16, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
