Brownsville in Haywood County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Haywood County Confederate Monument
Photographed By Tracy Marsteller, March 20, 2022
1. Haywood County Confederate Monument
East (front) and south sides shown.
[Front (east) side]dead of Haywood County.
[South side]
Confederate women
of Haywood County,
1861-1865
[West side]
Murfreesboro, Chickamauga,
Atlanta, Franklin, Corinth,
Brices Cross Roads, Okolona,
Harrisburg, Union City, Fort Pillow,
Johnsonville, Vicksburg.
[North side]
six hundred thousand
men. Federal service
two million six hundred
thousand men.
Erected 1909.
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 35° 35.628′ N, 89° 15.741′ W. Marker is in Brownsville, Tennessee, in Haywood County. Memorial is at the intersection of Washington Avenue and East Main Street, on the left when traveling north on Washington Avenue. Monument is in front of the Haywood County Courthouse. Touch for map.
Photographed By Tracy Marsteller, March 20, 2022
2. Haywood County Confederate Monument
West (rear) side shown.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Haywood County Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Haywood County Courthouse (a few steps from this marker); Haywood County War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The Brownsville Raids (within shouting distance of this marker); Fighting for Freedom (within shouting distance of this marker); Brownsville (within shouting distance of this marker); Lot Number 1 (within shouting distance of this marker); Army National Guard (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brownsville.
More about this monument. A local high school student began a petition drive in June 2020 seeking the monument's removal. Although the county held several listening sessions about whether or not it should go, it remains on the courthouse grounds as of early 2022.
Photographed By Tracy Marsteller, March 20, 2022
3. Haywood County Confederate Monument
North side shown.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 23, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 23, 2022. This page has been viewed 142 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 23, 2022.
