Benton in Polk County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Polk County Confederate Monument

Photographed by Tracy Marsteller, July 24, 2021

1. Polk County Confederate Monument (east side)

Inscription. [East side]
Confederate
States
of
America
1861-1865

Dedicated
to
Polk County
Confederate
Soldiers

To remember is to honor [South side]
Polk
County
unit
Co. E, 5th TN Cavalry [North side]
Ducktown
units
Co. F, 29th TN Inf.
Co. A, 43rd TN Inf.
[West side]
Benton
units
Co. D, 3rd TN Inf.
Co. C, 3rd TN Inf.
Co. B, 29th TN Inf.

Erected 2009 by Tellico Iron Works Chapter 2636, United Daughters of the Confederacy.

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

Location. 35° 10.392′ N, 84° 39.183′ W. Monument is in Benton, Tennessee, in Polk County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 411 and Benton Station Road, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 411. Marker is on the Polk County Courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 6239 US-411, Benton TN 37307, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is in East Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Polk County Veterans Monument (here, next to this marker); Polk County World Wars Memorial

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(here, next to this marker); Civil War in Polk County (within shouting distance of this marker); Bear Lawson Bridge (approx. 1.6 miles away); Nancy Ward (approx. 1.6 miles away); a different marker also named Nancy Ward (approx. 1.6 miles away); Historic Benton Station (approx. 2 miles away); Ocoee No. 1 (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Benton.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Confederate Campsite Interpretive Site (was approx. 2.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Polk County Confederate Monument (south side) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tracy Marsteller, July 24, 2021

2. Polk County Confederate Monument (south side)

Polk County Confederate Monument (north side) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tracy Marsteller, July 24, 2021

3. Polk County Confederate Monument (north side)

Polk County Confederate Monument (west side) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tracy Marsteller, July 24, 2021

4. Polk County Confederate Monument (west side)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 26, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 683 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 26, 2021.