Captain Seth Roberts Field Monument
(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. Monument is in Mansfield, Louisiana, in De Soto Parish. It 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. Monument is at or near this postal address: 15149 LA-175, Mansfield LA 71052, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial monument is in North Louisiana. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, 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: 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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