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Mansfield in De Soto Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
 

Captain Seth Roberts Field Monument

 
 
Captain Seth Roberts Field Monument (Front) image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Jason Armstrong, March 14, 2021
1. Captain Seth Roberts Field Monument (Front)
Inscription.
(Front) Captain Seth Robert Field
Fell at Battle of Mansfield, April 8, 1864
Aged 29
Member Crescent Regiment of N.O.

(Rear) Greater Love Hath No Man Than This.
That a Man Lay Down His Life for his Friends - Or His Flag.
A Gentleman - Sans Peur Et Sans Reproche
(trans. Without Fear And Without Reproach)

(Side) The sixth and last man killed raising the tattered flag of the Confederacy.

(Side) Lest We Forget
 
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1864.
 
Location. 32° 0.644′ N, 93° 39.989′ W. Marker is in Mansfield, Louisiana, in De Soto Parish. Memorial is on Louisiana Route 175 south of Parish Road 48, on the right when traveling north. Located on the lawn of the battlefield park outside Mansfield, LA, near the entrance driveway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 15149 LA-175, Mansfield LA 71052, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. James H. Beard Monument (a few steps from this marker); General Dick Taylor Monument (a few steps from this marker); General Alfred Mouton Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Mansfield Battle Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Texas Monument

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(about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); In Memory of Lieut. Colonel Franklin H. Clack. C.S.A. (about 500 feet away); Louisiana Monument (about 500 feet away); Capt. Elijah Parsons Petty (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mansfield.
 
Captain Seth Roberts Field Monument (Back) image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Jason Armstrong, March 14, 2021
2. Captain Seth Roberts Field Monument (Back)
Captain Seth Roberts Field Monument (Side) image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Jason Armstrong, March 14, 2021
3. Captain Seth Roberts Field Monument (Side)
Captain Seth Roberts Field Monument (Side) image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Jason Armstrong, March 14, 2021
4. Captain Seth Roberts Field Monument (Side)
Captain Seth Roberts Field Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Jason Armstrong, March 14, 2021
5. Captain Seth Roberts Field Monument
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2021, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. This page has been viewed 163 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 21, 2021, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.

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