Jacksonville in Duval County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

1914 United Confederate Veterans Reunion

Photographed by Mike Stroud, August 19, 2012

1. 1914 United Confederate Veterans Reunion Marker

Inscription. On these grounds, May 6-9, 1914, the United Confederate Veterans celebrated their 24th annual reunion. Expecting no more than 25,000 reunion goers, the city was nearly overwhelmed when an estimated 70,000 visitors including 8,000 Veterans converged on Jacksonville. The average Veteran was 74 years old. Citizens met the Veterans at the train depot on arrival to extend the hand of welcome and to provide temporary homes to these honored guests of the city. Additional lodging and meals were provided to hundreds in tents pitched here and in Springfield Park. The Assurance of Welcome was given by Governor Park Trammell in a proclamation stating that "Florida has never been laggard in loyalty to the Southern Cause or to the Southern Veterans." Giant parades consisting of uniformed Confederate Veterans occurred each day. One of the highlights of the event was the return of the captured flag of the Ohio 76th Infantry by the 1st Arkansas Infantry C.S.A. The convention left a permanent mark on Jacksonville, when five months later Dignan Park was renamed Confederate Park. The following year the Women of the Southern Confederacy Monument was unveiled.

Erected by Kirby-Smith Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp No. 1203.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil

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. In addition, it is included in the Sons of Confederate Veterans/United Confederate Veterans series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1914.

Location. 30° 24.183′ N, 81° 45.276′ W. Marker is in Jacksonville, Florida, in Duval County. It is at the intersection of Old Kings Road and Interstate 295, on the right when traveling north on Old Kings Road. Located in Kirby-Smith Confederate Park. Access is limited. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8451 Old Kings Road, Jacksonville FL 32206, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Florida’s First Coast.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Abraham Lincoln Lewis Mausoleum (approx. 3.8 miles away); Bessie Coleman and Paxon Air Field (approx. 4.2 miles away); Moncrief Community (approx. 5.1 miles away); Centennial Hall Edward Waters College (approx. 5.8 miles away); Camp Captain Mooney Cemetery (approx. 5.9 miles away); Camp Capt. Mooney Cemetery (approx. 5.9 miles away); All Those That Fought (approx. 5.9 miles away); Durkee Gardens (approx. 6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jacksonville.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, August 19, 2012

2. 1914 United Confederate Veterans Reunion Marker

1914 United Confederate Veterans Reunion Marker, in Confederate Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, August 19, 2012

3. 1914 United Confederate Veterans Reunion Marker, in Confederate Park

Jacksonville's Confederate Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, August 19, 2012

4. Jacksonville's Confederate Park

Women of the Southern Confederacy Monument, as mentioned image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, August 19, 2012

5. Women of the Southern Confederacy Monument, as mentioned

Credits. This page was last revised on May 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 20, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,575 times since then and 84 times this year. Last updated on May 25, 2014. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 21, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.