Clarksville in Johnson County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Clarksville Confederate Monument
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 22, 2023
1. Clarksville Confederate Monument Marker
memory of
our
Confederate
dead
1861-1865
Erected 1902 by Felix I. Batson Chapter No. 221, United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Topics and series. This monument and 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. 35° 27.985′ N, 93° 28.564′ W. Monument is in Clarksville, Arkansas, in Johnson County. It can be reached from the intersection of Oaklawn Cemetery and Montgomery Street. Memorial is in Oaklawn Memorial Cemetery. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: Oaklawn Cemetery, Clarksville AR 72830, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial monument is in the Arkansas River Valley and in the Cherokee Heritage Region. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Ozarks. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Missouri-Pacific Depot - Clarksville (approx. half a mile away); Clarksville in the Civil War / Depredations (approx. 0.7 miles away); Lone Pine School Bell (approx. 0.7 miles away); Johnson County First Anthracite Coal (approx. 0.7 miles away); B.D. Pennington House (approx. 0.7 miles away); Fremont Stokes House (approx. Ύ mile away); Dr. A.M. McKennon Home (approx. 0.9 miles away); Harmony Presbyterian Church (approx. 7½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clarksville.
Regarding Clarksville Confederate Monument. Excerpt from the National Register of Historic Places nomination for the monument:
The Clarksville Confederate Monument is a tall marble obelisk atop a limestone base and located in the south-central section of Oakland Memorial Cemetery at Clarksville in Johnson County.
The white marble obelisk is 10 feet tall, 21.5 inches wide and 21.5 inches deep. It sits atop a limestone base that is 22 inchestall, 2 feet wide and 2 feet deep.Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 22, 20232. Clarksville Confederate Monument - National Register plaque
The north face of the lower section of the obelisk is inscribed as follows: Sacred to the/memory of/our/Confederate/dead/1861-1865. There is a vertical floral detail carved into the marble of the spire section of the obelisk.
Also see . . . Clarksville Confederate Monument (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination for the monument, which was listed in 1999. (National Archives) (Submitted on June 7, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 22, 2023
3. Clarksville Confederate Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on June 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 7, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 392 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 7, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
