Monroe in Walton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Walton County Civil War Memorial

Walton County Civil War Monument (<i>west face</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 9, 2021

1. Walton County Civil War Monument (west face)

Inscription.
[west face]”On fame’s eternal
camping ground,
their silent tents
are spread,
and glory guards,
with solemn round,
the bivouac of the dead.”

Comrades

To Our
Confederate
Dead
[east face]”How sleep the brave,
who sink to rest,
by all their country’s
wishes blest.”

Erected 1907 by Ladies Memorial Association; Surviving Confederate Veterans.

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

Location. 33° 47.678′ N, 83° 42.77′ W. Memorial is in Monroe, Georgia, in Walton County. It is on South Broad Street (Georgia Route 11) just south of East Spring Street ( Route 10), on the left when traveling south. Memorial is located near the northwest corner of the old Walton County Courthouse grounds, facing South Broad Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Monroe GA 30655, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Georgia’s Piedmont

and in Metro Atlanta.

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 walking distance of this marker: Walton County (a few steps from this marker); Revolutionary War Patriots (a few steps from this marker); Walton County Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); In Honor of All American Veterans

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Downtown Pocket Park (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Battle of Jack's Creek (about 400 feet away); Walton County Persian Gulf Monument (about 400 feet away); James Monroe (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Monroe.

Walton County Civil War Monument (<i>east face</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 9, 2021

2. Walton County Civil War Monument (east face)

Walton County Civil War Monument Statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 9, 2021

3. Walton County Civil War Monument Statue

Walton County Civil War Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 9, 2021

4. Walton County Civil War Monument

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 9, 2021

5. Walton County Civil War Monument

(looking east from South Broad Street • historic Walton County Courthouse in background)

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 9, 2021

6. Walton County Civil War Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on June 14, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,326 times since then and 78 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 28, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.