Lewisville in Lafayette County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

In Memory of Confederate Soldiers of Lafayette County

Who Served in the War for Southern Independence

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 30, 2025

1. In Memory of Confederate Soldiers of Lafayette County Marker

Inscription. [title is inscription]

Erected 1995 by Sons of Confederate Veterans & United Daughters of the Confederacy.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Sons of Confederate Veterans/United Confederate Veterans, and the United Daughters of the Confederacy series lists.

Location. 33° 21.452′ N, 93° 34.596′ W. Memorial is in Lewisville, Arkansas, in Lafayette County. It is on North Maple Street just north of East 3rd Street, on the left when traveling north. The memorial is located on the east side of the Lafayette County Courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 401 North Maple Street, Lewisville AR 71845, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Arkansas’ Gulf Coastal Plain.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 3 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lafayette County Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Lafayette County Court House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Old Lafayette County Jail (approx. 0.6 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Pioneering Legislators (was approx. 4.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Lieut Egbert Beale Steel (Find A Grave).

Excerpt: Egbert is buried on the lawn of the LaFayette County Court House in Lewisville, Arkansas, along with John, Elizabeth, Eugenia A. & Ellen Steel.

(Submitted on November 2, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

In Memory of Confederate Soldiers of Lafayette County Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 30, 2025

2. In Memory of Confederate Soldiers of Lafayette County Memorial

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 30, 2025

3. In Memory of Confederate Soldiers of Lafayette County Memorial

Looking west from North Maple Street; the Lafayette County Courthouse is in the background.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 30, 2025

4. In Memory of Confederate Soldiers of Lafayette County Memorial

Looking east from the Lafayette County Courthouse; North Maple Street crosses in the background.

1st Lieutenant Egbert Beale Steel Headstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 30, 2025

5. 1st Lieutenant Egbert Beale Steel Headstone

(a few steps from the memorial)
Lieut 1 Egbert B. Steel
Co. L
ARK CAV
C.S.A.
Sept. 13, 1829
Nov. 1873

John & Elizabeth Steel Headstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 30, 2025

6. John & Elizabeth Steel Headstone

(a few steps from the memorial)Parents of Lieutenant Egbert Beale Steel

Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 57 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 2, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.