Yazoo City in Yazoo County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Yazoo County Civil War Memorial
As at Thermopylae, the greater
glory was to the vanquished
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This monument is erected to
perpetuate the memory of the
noble courage, constancy and
self sacrificing devotion of the
women of the Confederacy, and
the patriotism and heroic valor
of the Confederate soldiers,
and all who fought on land or
sea for the country and
the cause they loved so well.
Erected 1909 by the Jefferson Davis Chapter U.D.C. No. 216; Yazoo Camp, U.C.V No. 178; and the Sons of Confederate Veterans and people of Yazoo County.
Topics and series. This 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. 32° 51.029′ N, 90° 24.695′ W. Marker is in Yazoo City, Mississippi, in Yazoo County. Memorial is at the intersection of North Main Street and North Washington Street, on the left when traveling south on North Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 508 North Washington Street, Yazoo City MS 39194, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Willie Morris (within shouting distance of this marker); B.S. Ricks Memorial Library (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Yazoo Expedition (about 600 feet away); Bank of Yazoo City (approx. ¼ mile away); Yazoo County War Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Tommy McClennan (approx. ¼ mile away); Bethel A.M.E. Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Town Creek (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yazoo City.
More about this memorial. On the opposite side from the inscription, there is an engraved Confederate Flag in a laurel wreath with the words "Semper Fidelis" underneath.
Also see . . . Visit Yazoo - Confederate Monument. (Submitted on September 26, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 709 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 26, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.