Montgomery in Montgomery County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Alabama Confederate Monument

1861-1865

— Consecrated to the memory of the Confederate Soldiers and Seamen. —

Inscriptions on marker (North / West / South / East) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 28, 2016

1. Inscriptions on marker (North / West / South / East)

Inscription.
North/Navy Side
"The seamen of Confederate fame startled the wondering world: for braver fight was never fought, and fairer flag was never furled." Anon.

West/Cavalry Side
"The knightliest of the knightly race who since the days of old, have kept the lamp of chivalry alight in the hearts of gold." F.O.T.

South/Infantry Side
"Fame's temple boasts no higher name, no king is grander on his throne: No glory shines with brighter gleam, the name of "Patriot" stands alone." C.T.R.

East/Artillery Side
"When this historic shaft shall crumbling lie in ages hence, in woman's heart will be, a folded flag, a thrilling page unrolled, a deathless song of Southern chivalry." I.M.P.O.

Erected 1898 by Historical and Monumental Association of Alabama & Ladies Memorial Association of Alabama.

Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 32° 22.702′ N, 86° 18.032′ W. Marker is in Montgomery, Alabama, in Montgomery County. It is on Monroe Street west of North Union Street, on the left when traveling west. Monument located on the north lawn of the Alabama State Capitol. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Montgomery AL 36104, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and monument is in Alabama’s Tri-Counties River Region.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Black Belt.

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.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: First National Confederate Flag (a few steps from this marker); Second National Confederate Flag (a few steps from this marker); "Third National Confederate Flag" (a few steps from this marker); "Battle Flag of the Confederacy" (a few steps from this marker); Albert L. Patterson (a few steps from this marker); "Moon Tree" (within shouting distance of this marker); Sycamore Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); Washington Elm Tree (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Montgomery.

Also see . . .
1. Confederate Monument on Capitol Hill. Encyclopedia of Alabama website entry (Submitted on December 30, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. Flags of the Confederate States of America. Wikipedia (Submitted on October 8, 2013, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Additional commentary.
1. Inscription authors
The inscriptions associated with each statue are from various sources. 'C.T.R.' is Miss C.T. Raoul, 'I.M.P.O.' is Mrs. I.M. Porter Ockenden and 'F.O.T.' is Frances Orray Tichnor/Ticknor. The inscription by Mr. Tichnor is from a poem titled The Virginians of the Valley.

— Submitted October 6, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw,
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, October 1, 2010

2. Alabama Confederate Monument
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