Monticello in Drew County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Monticello Confederate Monument
Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, June 17, 2015
1. Monticello Confederate Monument
Confederate
Soldiers
of Drew County.
1861—1865
Furl that banner! True,
'tis gory,
yet 'tis wreathed around
with glory,
and 'twill live in song
and story,
though its folds are
in the dust.
Father Ryan
"Lest
We
Forget."
Erected 1914 by William F. Slemons Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 33° 38.068′ N, 91° 47.881′ W. Monument is in Monticello, Arkansas, in Drew County. It can be reached from the intersection of West Oakland Avenue and North Hyatt Street, in the median. This monument is located in Oakland Cemetery. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 248 West Oakland Street, Monticello AR 71655, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial monument is in Arkansas’ Gulf Coastal Plain, specifically in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain, in Timberlands, and in the Quapaw Homeland. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in the Upper South, and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 4 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Drew County (approx. 0.6 miles away); Drew County Troops (approx. 0.7 miles away); Walls of War (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Orphan Company (approx. 14.4 miles away).
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Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, June 17, 2015
2. Monticello Confederate Monumentl
Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, June 17, 2015
3. Monticello Confederate Monument
Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, June 17, 2015
4. Monticello Confederate Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2015, by Patrick G. Jordan of Graham, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 773 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 5, 2015, by Patrick G. Jordan of Graham, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
