Brookhaven in Lincoln County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Confederate Memorial Monument

Photographed by Cleo Robertson, November 15, 2014

1. Confederate Memorial Monument Marker

Inscription. First erected in 1896 in memory of Elias Bowsky, 3rd Bat. Co. E, 45th Mississippi Infantry, by his brother George, this twenty-foot-tall monument was deeded to the Sylvester Gwin Camp U.C.V. in 1924, and now serves as a memorial for the Confederate soldiers who died and were once buried at Whitworth College.

Erected 2007 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker and monument is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Education • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1896.

Location. 31° 34.678′ N, 90° 26.027′ W. Marker is in Brookhaven, Mississippi, in Lincoln County. It is at the intersection of East Monticello Street and Penn Street on East Monticello Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 525 E Monticello St, Brookhaven MS 39601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and monument is in Southwest Mississippi and in Natchez Trace Corridor.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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 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 walking distance of this marker: Rose Hill Cemetery (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Murder of Lamar Smith (approx. half a mile away); Brookhaven (approx. 0.6 miles away); Little Brother Montgomery

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(approx. 0.6 miles away); Brookhaven Blues: A Tribute (approx. 0.6 miles away); Brookhaven Light Artillery (approx. 0.6 miles away); Pearlhaven (approx. 0.6 miles away); Original King's Daughters Hospital (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brookhaven.

Also see . . .
1. Find A Grave: Elias Bowsky. Son of George and Clara Bowsky. (Submitted on January 2, 2015, by Cleo Robertson of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.)

2. Find A Grave: George Gershom Bowsky. (Submitted on January 2, 2015, by Cleo Robertson of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.)
3. The Center for Civil War Research: Confederate Burials. (Submitted on January 2, 2015, by Cleo Robertson of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.)

Confederate Memorial Marker, Monument & Graves image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cleo Robertson, November 15, 2014

2. Confederate Memorial Marker, Monument & Graves

Confederate Memorial Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cleo Robertson, November 15, 2014

3. Confederate Memorial Monument

Photographed by Cleo Robertson, November 15, 2014

4. Confederate Memorial Monument

"In memory of the Confederate dead by their Comrads in Arms and the Sons and Daughters of the Southern Confederacy. In memory of Julious Bowsky by Geo Bowsky, His Brother."

Credits. This page was last revised on December 16, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 2, 2015, by Cleo Robertson of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,131 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 2, 2015, by Cleo Robertson of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.