Donaldsonville in Ascension Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Fort Butler UDC Monument
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 23, 2015
1. Fort Butler UDC Monument
(center panel)
Lives lost by river and bayou.
We mark their graves,
Remember their names:
Brave Confederates who died
At Fort Butler, June 28, 1863.
Martha M. Boltz
Virginia Division - UDC
This monument erected by
United Daughters of the Confederacy
June 27, 1999
"Forgotten no longer"
(left panel)
Co. 4th Texas Mounted Volunteers
A Cartwright, Norval D., Lt.
G Stevens M., Cpl.
Co. 5th Texas Mounted Volunteers
A Henderson, Wm., Pvt.
D Ragsdale, D.H., Capt.
D Shelton, H.B., Pvt.
D Conn, S.N., bugler
F Wilkenson, Jas., Pvt.
G Bridges, Ed J., Pvt.
H Barnett, J., Pvt.
I Dobbin, J.H., Pvt.
K Long, James W. Pvt.
Co. 7th Texas Mounted Volunteers
E Davis, R.B., Pvt.
E Austin, T.J., Pvt.
E Morgan, W.F., Sgt.
(right panel)
Co. 7th Texas Mounted Volunteers
F Barker, W.F., Pvt.
G King, Alfred, Pvt.
H Avery, T.G., Pvt.
K House, P.M., Pvt.
Co. 3rd Arizona
Staff Phillips, Joseph, Col.
A McLean, A.M., Pvt.
C Walker, W.K., Lt.
C Vann, Sgt.
E Whitener, John, Pvt.
F. Kennedy, Henry, Capt.
F
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F Malone, James W., Pvt.
F Stilwell, Newton C., Pvt.
F Renfro, Thomas, Pvt.
F Robertson, Mitchell, Pvt.
H Holward, W.L. Sgt
(reverse)
Tenderly bury the fair young dead
Pausing to drop on his grave a tear;
Carve on the wooden slab at his head:
Somebody's darling is buried here.
Erected 1999 by 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. 30° 6.475′ N, 90° 59.471′ W. Monument is in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, in Ascension Parish. It can be reached from the intersection of Mississippi Street (State Highway 18) and Iberville Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Monument is in this post office area: Donaldsonville LA 70346, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial monument is in Louisiana’s River Parishes, in Acadiana Cajun Country, and in Greater Baton Rouge. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Great River Road Region. 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, the Louisiana Purchase, 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: Fort Butler African American Soldiers Memorial (here, next to this marker); Walter Lemann, Sr. Pumping Station (a few steps from this marker); Fort Butler (a few steps from this marker); Donaldsonville (a few steps
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 23, 2015
2. Fort Butler UDC Monument (center)
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 23, 2015
3. Fort Butler UDC Monument (left)
July 23, 2015
4. Fort Butler UDC Monument (right)
July 23, 2015
5. Fort Butler UDC Monument (reverse)
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 23, 2015
6. Fort Butler UDC Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on December 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2015. This page has been viewed 960 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 24, 2015. 6. submitted on July 24, 2015, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
