Troy in Pike County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Confederate Memorial
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, September 30, 2010
1. Confederate Memorial
North Side
"Lest We Forget." This shaft is erected to honor and perpetuate the memory and valor of our Confederate Soldiers.
West Side
"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."
South Side
Soldiers of Pike, who fought and fell in many a bloody fray, here shall this shaft your glory tell as ages drift away.
East Side
"On fame's eternal camping ground, their silent tents are spread, and glory guards with solemn round, the bivouac of the dead."
Erected 1908 by Pike Monumental Association, U.C.V. & U.D.C.
Topics and series. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: 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. 31° 48.449′ N, 85° 58.315′ W. Marker is in Troy, Alabama, in Pike County. It is on South Three Notch Street (U.S. 29) south of Elm Street, on the left when traveling south. Monument located in a small park in the town square. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Troy AL 36081, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial is in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in the Black Belt, and in the Wiregrass. 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
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Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, September 30, 2010
2. Confederate Memorial
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, September 30, 2010
3. North Side
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, September 30, 2010
4. West Side
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, September 30, 2010
5. South Side
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, September 30, 2010
6. East Side
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, September 30, 2010
7. Roll of Pike County veterans
#1 of 6
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, September 30, 2010
8. Roll of Pike County veterans
#2 of 6
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, September 30, 2010
9. Roll of Pike County veterans
#3 of 6
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, September 30, 2010
10. Roll of Pike County veterans
#4 of 6
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, September 30, 2010
11. Roll of Pike County veterans
#5 of 6
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, September 30, 2010
12. Roll of Pike County veterans
#6 of 6
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 5, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. This page has been viewed 3,724 times since then and 68 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. submitted on October 5, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
