Near Higginsville in Lafayette County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Confederate Soldiers' Monument
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 11, 2015
1. Confederate Soldiers' Monument Marker
Valor of the Confederate Soldiers
Confederate Memorial Park
Higginsville, Missouri
June 2, 1935
Erected 1935 by Missouri Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is June 2, 1935.
Location. 39° 5.855′ N, 93° 43.442′ W. Marker is near Higginsville, Missouri, in Lafayette County. It can be reached from Inner Loop Road, on the left when traveling north. Monument is near the pavilion on the Confederate Memorial State Historic Site grounds, with loop road entrance near MO Routes 213 and 20. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Higginsville MO 64037, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and monument is in the Missouri River Corridor. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor. 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, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Missouri's Confederate Home (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Home Chapel Restoration (approx. 0.3 miles away); Confederate Memorial State Historic Site (approx. 0.3 miles away); Confederate States of America - National Flags (approx. 0.3 miles away); Our Confederate Dead (approx. 0.3 miles away); Confederate States of America - Battle Flags
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Other markers no longer nearby. Confederate Memorial Park (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Their Waning Years (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); The Confederate Home of Missouri (was approx. Ό mile away but has been permanently removed); Cottage Row [and] The Confederate Home Chapel (was approx. Ό mile away but has been permanently removed).
Also see . . . Confederate Memorial State Historic Site MO. Missouri State Parks website entry (Submitted on November 25, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 11, 2015
2. Confederate Soldiers' Monument
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 11, 2015
3. Confederate Soldiers' Monument (back)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 25, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 505 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 25, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
