Tuscaloosa in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Tuscaloosa Confederate Monument
Our Confederate Dead.
1861 - 1865
"They wore the gray"
"Thy mighty deeds in this
brief period wrought,
years of oblivion shall
corrode in vain."
Erected 1880 by Women of Tuskaloosa.
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil • Women.
Location. 33° 12.235′ N, 87° 34.229′ W. Monument is in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in Tuscaloosa County. It is at the intersection of 27th Avenue and Paul William Bryant Drive, on the right when traveling south on 27th Avenue. Located in Greenwood Cemetery. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 2627 Paul W Bryant Dr, Tuscaloosa AL 35401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial monument is 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 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: Greenwood Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); First African Baptist Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named First African Baptist Church (about 300 feet away); St. John The Baptist Catholic Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Howard-Linton Barbershop (approx. Ό mile away); The Friedman Home (approx. Ό mile away); First Presbyterian Church (approx. Ό mile away); Tuscaloosa First United Methodist Church (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tuscaloosa.

Photographed by Craig Doda, February 15, 2026
6. Tuscaloosa Confederate Monument
This monument was dedicated on April 26, 1880 by Ladies Memorial Asoc. forerunner of United Daughters of the Confederacy. $700 raised from 1871-1880 by suppers at 10’ and donations. Rededicated April 26, 1996 by 3 chapters UDC and SCV
Credits. This page was last revised on March 6, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 3, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 126 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 3, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.




