Grenada in Grenada County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Grenada County Confederate Monument
1861 - 1865
Photographed By Mark Hilton, October 18, 2015
1. Grenada County Confederate Monument Marker (Front)
Front
who marched neath
the flag of the
Stars and Bars,
and were faithful
to the end.
Glorious
in life,
death sublime.
June 3, 1808,
Dec. 6, 1889.
The only President
of the Confederacy
1861 — 1865
Soldier, Statesman,
Patriot.
tribute to her
Confederate
Soldiers and Sailors.
1861–1865
of the south, who
with eyes undimmed
by fear and hearts
of spartan courage,
gave their loved ones
to our country to
conquer or to die
for truth and right
and who enshrined
their deeds in
deathless love
to keep vigil o'er
sacred graves.
Erected 1910.
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 33° 47.089′ N, 89° 48.14′ W. Marker is in Grenada, Mississippi, in Grenada County. Memorial is at the intersection of South Main Street and 1st
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. J. Augustine Signaigo (a few steps from this marker); Grenada Blues (within shouting distance of this marker); Grenada Depot (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named J. Augustine Signaigo (approx. 0.4 miles away); Belle Flower M.B. Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Edward C. Walthall (approx. half a mile away); Magic Slim (approx. 0.6 miles away); Odd Fellows/Confederate Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grenada.
More about this monument. Manufacturer of monument (incised on front bottom left): Columbus Marble Wks, Columbus Miss.
Regarding Grenada County Confederate Monument. A Confederate soldier in uniform stands at parade rest in front of a tree stump. He holds the barrel of his musket in his proper right hand, with its stock on the ground. He wears a hat, shirt, pants, and boots. He stands atop a multitiered pedestal with inscriptions on all four sides. The back of the pedestal also mounts a relief plaque with a bust of Jefferson Davis. The front of the pedestal has reliefs of a Confederate flag above the raised
Photographed By Mark Hilton, October 18, 2015
2. Grenada County Confederate Monument Marker (Rear)
Photographed By Mark Hilton, October 18, 2015
3. Grenada County Confederate Monument Marker (Side)
Photographed By Mark Hilton, October 18, 2015
4. Grenada County Confederate Monument Marker (Side)
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 31, 2023
5. Grenada County Confederate Monument under wraps
Photographed By Mark Hilton, October 18, 2015
6. Grenada County Confederate Monument in city park.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, October 18, 2015
7. Confederate Monument looking west towards Green Street.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 4, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,005 times since then and 98 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 4, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 5. submitted on April 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 6, 7. submitted on November 4, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
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