Van Buren in Crawford County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Crawford County Confederate Memorial

Photographed by Tracy Marsteller, October 15, 2023

1. Crawford County Confederate Memorial Marker (Northwest face)

Inscription. [Northwest face]
1899
Furled but not forgotten
1861 C.S.A. 1865
Erected by the Mary Lee Chapter
United Daughters of the Confederacy [Southwest face]
Battles
Oak Hill – Aug. 10, 1861.
Elk Horn – March 6 to 8, 1862.
Prairie Grove – Dec. 7, 1862.
Capt. S. Churchill Clarke
Missouri Battery No. 2
Killed at Elk Horn
March 6, 1892
aged 20 years [Southeast face]
He wins the most who honour saves success is not the test. Ryan.
Fate denied them victory, but crowned them with glorious immortality. [Northeast face]
To our beloved Confederate dead.
Arkansas • Texas • Louisiana • Missouri • Indian Territory.

Erected 1899 by Mary Lee Chapter, United 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 National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), and the United Daughters of the Confederacy series lists.

Location. 35° 26.051′ N, 94° 21.342′ W. Memorial is in Van Buren, Arkansas, in Crawford County. It is on Main Street east of South 3rd

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Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 300 Main St, Van Buren AR 72956, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Arkansas River Valley,

in the Cherokee Heritage Region,

and in Osage Territory.

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,

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: The Butterfield Stage Route (a few steps from this marker); First Three U.S. Deaths in WWI (within shouting distance of this marker); Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); History of Hebe Statue (within shouting distance of this marker); Crawford County Vietnam Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Albert Pike School House (within shouting distance of this marker); Crawford County War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Van Buren Raid (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Van Buren.

Also see . . . Van Buren Confederate Monument (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination for the memorial, which was listed as part of the Civil War Commemorative Sculpture in Arkansas series in 1996. (Prepared by John Slater, Arkansas Historic Preservation Program; via National Archives) (Submitted on November 26, 2023.)

Crawford County Confederate Memorial (Southwest face) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tracy Marsteller, October 15, 2023

2. Crawford County Confederate Memorial (Southwest face)

Crawford County Confederate Memorial (Southeast face) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tracy Marsteller, October 15, 2023

3. Crawford County Confederate Memorial (Southeast face)

Crawford County Confederate Memorial (Northeast face) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tracy Marsteller, October 15, 2023

4. Crawford County Confederate Memorial (Northeast face)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2023. This page has been viewed 314 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 26, 2023.