Aiken in Aiken County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Aiken County Confederate Monument
Photographed by Mike Stroud, July 2008
1. Aiken County Confederate Monument
(South Face)
home, honor, liberty and the
independence of their native land.
They fought the patriots fight.
They kept the faith of their fathers
Forever honored
and forever mourned
By the
Ladies Monument Association
of Aiken S.C.
In loving tribute to the
Confederate
Soldiers
of Aiken County.
Erected 1901 by Ladies Monument Association of Aiken S.C.
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 33° 33.519′ N, 81° 43.215′ W. Monument is in Aiken, South Carolina, in Aiken County. It is on Park Avenue near Chesterfield Street, in the median. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 109 Park Ave SE, Aiken SC 29801, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial monument is in Greater Augusta and in the Midlands. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Aiken County (within shouting distance of this marker); James F. Byrnes (within shouting distance of this marker); Saint Andrι Bessette (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The S.C. Railroad (about 500 feet away); William Aiken, Sr. (about 500 feet away); The Detection of the Neutrino, 1956 / The Nobel Prize In Physics, 1995 (about 700 feet away); Original Survey of Aiken (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fred B. Cavanaugh (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Aiken.
More about this monument. Title: Confederate Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist: Unknown, sculptor.
Dates: Dedicated July 23, 1901.
Medium: Granite.
Dimensions: Sculpture: approx. H. 18 ft. x W. 3 ft. 1 in.; Base: approx. 2 ft. x W. 7 ft. 5 in.
Subject: History -- United States -- Civil War
Object Type: Outdoor Sculpture -- South Carolina -- Aiken
Obelisk
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2008
2. Aiken County Confederate Monument (south face)
Sculpture
Owner: Administered by City of Aiken, Public Works, 214 Park Avenue, S.W., P. O. Box 1177, Aiken, South Carolina 29802
Condition: Surveyed 1993 September. Treatment needed.
References: Save Outdoor Sculpture, South Carolina survey, 1993.
Illustration: Image on file.
Note: The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository: Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number: IAS SC000089
Also see . . . Biography of Brig. Gen, Ellison Capers, the Author of the Monument's Text. Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, a descendant of an English family which settled in South Carolina among the earliest colonists, was born in Charleston, October 14, 1837. (Submitted on August 30, 2008, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)
Additional commentary.
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Photographed by Mike Stroud, July 2008
3. Aiken County Confederate Monument (north face)
The Ladies Memorial Association of Aiken organized on May 20, 1892. It raised the necessary $700 and unveiled this twenty-foot monument of polished Carolina granite on July 23, 1901, near the railroad station in full view of the traveling public. The monument remains in its original location, which is in the center of one of Aiken's beautiful parks. On dedication day, the crowd came from as far away as Augusta, Georgia, and filled the park. Two daughters of Confederate veterans unveiled the monument. The master of ceremonies, Benjamin H. Teague, formerly a private in the Watson Guards, Company B, the Hampton Legion, introduced the orator of the day - the Hon. J. Rice Smith. Congressman W.J. Talbert also addressed the assemblage. Former Brigadier General Ellison Capers penned the inscription for this monument, as he had for several other Confederate monuments in the state. (Source: A Guide to Confederate Monuments in South Carolina: "Passing the Silent Cup" by Robert S. Seigler, 1997, pgs. 38-39.)
— Submitted February 28, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2008
4. Aiken County Confederate Monument (south face)
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5. Confederate Monument, Aiken, S.C.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 5,554 times since then and 95 times this year. Last updated on May 20, 2025, by Cindy Swartz of Wagener, South Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 7, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 5. submitted on May 21, 2025. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
