Statesville in Iredell County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Iredell County Confederate Memorial
Photographed by Jamie Cox, December 26, 2011
1. Iredell County Confederate Memorial
To the Soldiers of Iredell County 1861-1865. Our Confederate Dead.
(Back):
From Bethel to Appomattox, their courage, patience, fortitude endurance and unselfish devotion to country are unparalleled in history.
(Side):
Defenders of State Sovereignty
(Side):
"They bore the flag of a nation's trust and fell in a cause, though lost, still just, and died for me and you."
Erected 1905.
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 35° 47.017′ N, 80° 53.286′ W. Marker is in Statesville, North Carolina, in Iredell County. It is at the intersection of South Center Street (State Highway 115) and Court Street on South Center Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Statesville NC 28677, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial is in North Carolina’s Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, 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 original Thirteen Colonies, 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: Iredell County War Mothers (a few steps from this marker); United Spanish American War Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Statesville in the Civil War (a few steps from this marker); Student Sit In (a few steps from this marker); Iredell County Courthouse
this page online
Another marker is no longer nearby. Statesville in the Civil War (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Additional commentary.
1. Description of Monument.
A full-length uniformed Confederate private stands atop a tall shaft and a tiered base. The figure wears a wide-brimmed hat and holds his rifle in front with both hands around the barrel and the butt by his proper right foot.
From the Smithsonian American Art Museum
— Submitted November 4, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
Photographed by Jamie Cox, December 26, 2011
2. Defenders of State Sovereignty
Photographed by Jamie Cox, December 26, 2011
3. Iredell County Confederate Memorial Rear Inscription
Photographed by Jamie Cox, December 26, 2011
4. Iredell County Confederate Memorial Side Inscription
Photographed by Jamie Cox, December 26, 2011
5. Iredell County Confederate Memorial Marker
Photographed by Mark Parker, December 14, 2024
6. Re-dedication marker at the foot of the east side of the memorial
Inscription: Centennial and rededication of monument in memory of the Iredell Co. Confederate soldiers May 6, 2006 --- Deo Vindice
Photographed by Mark Parker, December 14, 2024
7. Iredell County Confederate Memorial with rededication slate near the base of the memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on December 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 30, 2011, by Jamie Cox of Melbourne, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,368 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 30, 2011, by Jamie Cox of Melbourne, Florida. 6, 7. submitted on December 15, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
