Tuscumbia in Colbert County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Colbert County Confederate Memorial

Photographed by Tracy Marsteller, February 13, 2022

1. Colbert County Confederate Memorial (front)

Inscription.
A tribute
to the
Confederate soldiers
of
Colbert County
by the
Tuscumbia Chapter
United Daughters
of the
Confederacy
1911
The men were right
who wore the gray
and right can never die

"The manner of their death
was the crowning glory
of their lives"
1861-1865
C.S.A.
1861-1865
God of our fathers,
help us to preserve
for our children
the
priceless treasure
of the
true story
of the
Confederate soldier

Erected 1911 by Tuscumbia Chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy.

Topics and series. This 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. 34° 44.023′ N, 87° 42.228′ W. Memorial is in Tuscumbia, Alabama, in Colbert County. It is at the intersection of North Main Street and West 4th Street, on the right when traveling south on North Main Street. Marker is on Colbert County Courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 201 N Main St, Tuscumbia AL 35674, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this memorial is in North Alabama

and in the Shoals.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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,

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: Colbert County Courthouse Square District (a few steps from this marker); Howell Thomas Heflin (a few steps from this marker); Colbert County World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Colbert County Korean War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Colbert County Vietnam War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Colbert County Gulf War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The Purple Heart / Military Order of the Purple Heart (within shouting distance of this marker); Colbert County World War II Memorial (within shouting

Colbert County Confederate Memorial (side) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tracy Marsteller, February 13, 2022

2. Colbert County Confederate Memorial (side)

distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tuscumbia.

Photographed by Tracy Marsteller, February 13, 2022

3. Colbert County Confederate Memorial (side)

Colbert County Confederate Memorial (back) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tracy Marsteller, February 13, 2022

4. Colbert County Confederate Memorial (back)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 15, 2022. This page has been viewed 1,015 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 15, 2022.