Tallassee in Elmore County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Jefferson F. Davis
June 3, 1808 December 6, 1889
Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 11, 2024
1. Jefferson F. Davis Monument
"Nothing fills me with deeper sadness than to see a Southern man apologizing for the defense we made of our inheritance. Our Cause was so just, so sacred, that had I known all that has come to pass, had I known what was to be inflicted upon me, all that my country was to suffer, all that our posterity was to endure, I would do it all over again."
"The principle for which we contended is bound to reassert itself, though it may be at another time and in another form."
Dedicated to the Confederate Soldiers of the 13th Alabama Infantry that was composed of men from Tallassee and surrounding area.
Funding provided by the Alabama Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans and Many Lovers of the Cause.
Dedicated June 29, 2024, by the Tallassee Armory Guards, Camp 1921 Sons of the Confederate Veterans.
Built by W & W Monument Co.
Erected 2024 by the Tallassee Armory Guards, Camp 1921 Sons of the Confederate Veterans.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Sons of Confederate Veterans/United Confederate Veterans series list. A significant day of the year for for this entry is May 31.
Location. 32° 32.11′ N,
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Regionally, this memorial is in Alabama’s Tri-Counties River Region. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. 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 of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest (here, next to this marker); Nathan Bedford Forrest (here, next to this marker); The Tallassee Confederate Armory (here, next to this marker); Thomas Jonathan Jackson (a few steps from this marker); Gen. Robert E. Lee (a few steps from this marker);
Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 11, 2024
2. Jefferson F. Davis Monument (on left) at Confederate Armory Park next to Fort Talisi.
Mathew Benjamin Brady PD-US (Public Domain), 1859
3. Jefferson F. Davis (June 3, 1808 December 6, 1889)
Jefferson F. Davis was an American politician who served as the first and only president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 12, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 319 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 12, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
