Charlotte center city in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Mecklenburg County Confederate Soldiers Monument

Photographed by Tracy Marsteller, November 11, 2023

1. Mecklenburg County Confederate Soldiers Monument (front)

Inscription. [Front] Mecklenburg County remembers with honor her gallant sons who fought in the armies of the Confederate States with the other brave soldiers of the South. They struggled nobly for the cause of independence and constitutional self-government. Their heroic deeds will be forever honored by patriotic men and women.

Erected by the Confederate
Memorial Association of
Charlotte, May 10, 1977
[Back]
Companies recruited in Mecklenburg
for N.C. regiments: Infantry Co. B & C, 1st N.C. • D, 7th • A, E & H, 11th • B, 13th • K, 30th • G, 34th • H, 35th • G & I, 37th • K, 42nd • B, 43rd • F, 49th • B, 53rd • K, 56th • E, 59th • 63rd N.C. Cavalry Co. C, 1st N.C • F, 5th Artillery-Charlotte Artillery
Troops furnished: 2,713 of a population
of 17,374 in 1860.

Erected 1977 by Confederate Memorial Association of Charlotte.

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

Location. 35° 14.115′ N, 80° 50.806′ W. Monument is in Charlotte, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County. It is in Charlotte center city. It can be reached from West 6th

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Street 0.2 miles west of North Graham Street, on the right when traveling west. Monument is in the Confederate section of Elmwood Cemetery. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 700 W 6th St, Charlotte NC 28202, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is in North Carolina’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

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: Ranaleburg Riflemen (here, next to this marker); North Carolina Military Institute / Gen. D.H. Hill School (a few steps from this marker); Mecklenburg County Confederate Monument (a few steps from this marker); Charlotte Confederate Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); Union Farmers (a few

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steps from this marker); The Charlotte Grays (a few steps from this marker); Confederate Navy Yard Charlotte (a few steps from this marker); Mecklenburg Beauregards (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charlotte.

Additional keywords. Lost Cause mythology

Credits. This page was last revised on December 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 9, 2023. This page has been viewed 832 times since then and 55 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on December 9, 2023.

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