Waynesboro in Wayne County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Wayne County Civil War Monument
1861-1865
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Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 17, 2015
1. Wayne County Civil War Monument (Front)
Front
loving tribute
to the
noble men
who marched
neath the flag
of the
Stars and Bars
Left Side
true' tis gory,
yet' tis wreathed
around with glory,
and' twill live in
song and story,
though its folds
are in the dust.
Rear
by the Lundy
Gunn Chapter
United Daughters
of the
Confederacy.
August 2, 1911.
Right
Erected 1911 by the Lundy Gunn Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Topics and series. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list.
Location. 31° 40.484′ N, 88° 38.843′ W. Monument is in Waynesboro, Mississippi, in Wayne County. It is at the intersection of Chickasawhay Street and Azalea Drive (Mississippi Highway 184), on the right when traveling south on Chickasawhay Street. Located on the east side of the Justice Court building. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: Chickasawhay Street, Waynesboro MS 39367, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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Regionally, this memorial monument is in East Mississippi and in the Pine Belt. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Wayne County War Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Auto Bank (about 600 feet away); Lt. Jake W. Lindsey Highway (about 700 feet away); First United Methodist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Baptist Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Philadelphus Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lettie Bryant and Leo Turner (approx. 0.7 miles away); Clinch Gray (approx. 4½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Waynesboro.
More about this monument. Monument used to be located in front of the Waynesboro High School before the school was torn down.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 17, 2015
2. Full front view of Civil War monument.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 17, 2015
3. Monument (left view)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 17, 2015
4. Monument (Rear view)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 17, 2015
5. Monument (Right view)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 17, 2015
6. Soldier at top of monument.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 17, 2015
7. Civil War Monument wide view.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 18, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,202 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on January 18, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
