Camden in Wilcox County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Confederate Dead of Wilcox County
Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 27, 2013
1. Confederate Dead of Wilcox County Monument
(front)
of the
Confederate Dead
of
Wilcox County
1861. - 1865.
"The manner of their death was
the crowning glory of their lives."
Jefferson Davis.
for the honor of Alabama;
for the rights of states;
and for the principles of the
Union as these were handed
down to us by the fathers
of our common country.
and monuments are dust,
the songs that guard our
soldiers' clay
will still fulfil their trust."
Father Ryan.
by the
Ladies Memorial
and
Wilcox Monumental
Associations
April 26th, A.D. 1880.
Erected 1880 by Ladies Memorial and Wilcox Monumental Associations.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 31° 59.708′ N, 87° 17.616′ W. Memorial is in Camden, Alabama, in Wilcox County. It can be reached from the intersection of Broad Street (Alabama Route 28) and Fail Street, on the right when traveling north. Located in the Camden
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Regionally, this memorial is in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Black Belt. 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 New Spain, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Camden (within shouting distance of this marker); Lieutenant Joseph Morgan Wilcox (within shouting distance of this marker); Wilcox Female Institute (within shouting distance of this marker); Camden Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (within shouting distance of this marker); First Presbyterian Church of Camden (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Veterans Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); Camden Academy Historic District (approx. half a mile away); Bessie W. Munden Recreational Park (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Camden.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 27, 2013
2. Monument detail (front)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 27, 2013
3. Monument detail (left side)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 27, 2013
4. Monument detail (right side)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 27, 2013
5. Monument detail (rear)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 27, 2013
6. Confederate War Dead Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 28, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,247 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 28, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
