Tallassee in Elmore County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Gen. Robert E. Lee

January 19, 1807 October 12, 1870

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 11, 2024

1. Gen. Robert E. Lee Monument

Inscription.
"Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more; you should never do less"

"Duty, then is the sublimest word in our language"

"There is true glory and true honor: the glory of duty done-the honor of the integrity of principle"

Dedicated to the workers at the Confederate Armory who manufactured Tallassee Carbines as directed by General Robert E. Lee.

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 Confederate Veterans.

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

Location. 32° 32.104′ N, 85° 53.507′ W. Memorial is in Tallassee, Alabama, in Elmore County. It is on James Street south of Barnett Boulevard (Alabama Route 14), on the right when traveling south. Located at Confederate Armory Park next to Fort Talisi. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 102 James St, Tallassee AL 36078, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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: Robert E. Lee (here, next to this marker); Gen. Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (here,

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next to this marker); Thomas Jonathan Jackson (here, next to this marker); Jefferson F. Davis (a few steps from this marker); The Tallassee Confederate Armory (a few steps from this marker); Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest (a few steps from this marker); Nathan Bedford Forrest (a few steps from this marker); Tallassee Armory (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tallassee.

Also see . . . Wilipedia article on Robert E. Lee. (Submitted on August 13, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Gen. Robert E. Lee Monument on right. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 11, 2024

2. Gen. Robert E. Lee Monument on right.

CSA General Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) image. Click for full size.

Public domain, 1864

3. CSA General Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870)

Nearby Robert E. Lee interpretive marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 11, 2024

4. Nearby Robert E. Lee interpretive marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 232 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 13, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.