Marianna in Jackson County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Confederate Soldiers Monument
Front (East Side)
Confederate
Soldiers
of
Jackson County Florida
Dear in their lifeless clay!
Whether unknown, or known to fame,
Their cause and country
Still the same-
They died - and wore the gray
who bore the flag of our
peoples trust,
and fell in a cause, though lost,
still just,
and died for me and you.
Erected 1881.
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 30° 46.427′ N, 85° 13.565′ W. Marker is in Marianna, Florida, in Jackson County. Memorial can be reached from the intersection of Lafayette Street (U.S. 90) and Madison Street, on the right when traveling east. Located in front of the Jackson County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4445 Lafayette Street, Marianna FL 32446, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Jackson County (a few steps from this marker); Battle of Marianna (within shouting distance of this marker); First Presbyterian Church (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cavalry Fight in Downtown Marianna (approx. 0.2 miles away); Saint Luke Baptist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Woman's Club (approx. ¼ mile away); First United Methodist Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Dekle-Brunner House (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marianna.
More about this monument. Category 4 Hurricane Michael toppled this memorial, at its base, on October 10th, 2018 at the Jackson County Courthouse. Plans are to have this repaired at some point in the future.
Also see . . .
1. Smithsonian American Art Museum listing. (Submitted on June 5, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
2. Remains of a Confederate statue in Marianna, Florida, after Hurricane Michael. 'It's just devastation': Florida city begins cleaning up Michael's mess. The Guardian (2/12/18) (Submitted on August 8, 2019.)
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