Butler in Choctaw County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Choctaw County Confederate Soldier's Monument

Photographed By Mark Hilton, April 13, 2024

1. Choctaw County Confederate Soldier's Monument

Inscription.
In Honor of Our Heroes
1861 — 1865

Loyally Did They Serve
With a Consecrated
Devotion to Duty
And a Will to Conquer

Erected 1936 by the Choctaw Ruffin Dragoon Chapter of the 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. 32° 5.372′ N, 88° 13.301′ W. Marker is in Butler, Alabama, in Choctaw County. Memorial is at the intersection of South Mulberry Street (Alabama Route 17) and West Pushmataha Street (Alabama Route 10), on the right when traveling south on South Mulberry Street. Located at the Choctaw County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 117 S Mulberry Ave, Butler AL 36904, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 4 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Military Memorial Walkway (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memory Of Ruffin Dragoons Cavalry (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).

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sectionhead>More about this monument. Sculpture is a full-length figure of a uniformed Confederate soldier standing on a square pedestal on a mortared stone base. The figure holds his rifle in front of him with both hands around the barrel and the butt on the ground.

Erected by the Choctaw Ruffin Dragoon Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy for approximately $1,200. The statue was made in Italy by an unknown sculptor and dedicated one year after it was erected. The statue was cleaned in 1992 with a "Chlorox solution" under the auspices of the UDC. The City of Butler built the base.
Source: Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture.

Confederate Soldier's Monument at Choctaw County Courthouse. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, April 13, 2024

2. Confederate Soldier's Monument at Choctaw County Courthouse.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, April 13, 2024

3. Choctaw County Confederate Soldier's Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on April 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 61 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 14, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.