Butler in Choctaw County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
In Memory Of Ruffin Dragoons Cavalry
1861-1865
Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 13, 2024
1. In Memory Of Ruffin Dragoons Cavalry Marker
In Memory Of Ruffin Dragoons Cavalry
1861-1865
Time Cannot Dim the Glory of Their Deeds
Erected 1939 by United Daughters of 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. 32° 5.376′ N, 88° 13.327′ W. Memorial is in Butler, Alabama, in Choctaw County. It is at the intersection of South Hamburg Avenue and West Pushmataha Street (Alabama Route 10), on the left when traveling south on South Hamburg Avenue. Located behind the Choctaw County Courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Butler AL 36904, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Black Belt. 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 New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States
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Other nearby markers. At least 4 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Choctaw County Confederate Soldier's Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Military Memorial Walkway (within shouting distance of this marker); Mount Sterling Methodist Church (approx. 3.4 miles away); Springhill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery (approx. 11.2 miles away).
More about this memorial. Confederacy as in the "United Daughters of Confederacy" is misspelled as "Confedracy" on the marker. Possibly due to lack of space, "the" was also left out of the normal "United Daughters of the Confederacy."
Regarding In Memory Of Ruffin Dragoons Cavalry. Ruffin Dragoons were Company "A" of the 3rd Regiment, Alabama Cavalry. Many men were from Choctaw County. Co. "A", Ruffin Dragoons (Choctaw)
Frank Y. Gaines (promoted, Major); William W. Lang (resigned, 13 Dec 62); William P. Cheney
Also called Ruffin Rangers, this command organized at Mount Sterling, Ala., Sept. 25, 1861, having entered state service on July 29, 1861.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 13, 2024
2. Marker is at rear of Choctaw County Courthouse.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 13, 2024
3. In Memory Of Ruffin Dragoons Cavalry Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 405 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 13, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
