Lockhart in Caldwell County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Caldwell County Confederate Soldiers Memorial

Photographed by Duane Hall, December 8, 2015

1. Caldwell County Confederate Soldiers Memorial

Front (northwest) face of memorial

Inscription.

(Northwest Face of Memorial)
In Memory of
Our Soldiers
(Southeast Face of Memorial)
Tell it as you may
It never can be told,
Sing it as you may
It never can be sung
The story of the glory
Of the men who wore the gray
(Northwest and Southeast Bases of Memorial)
1861 – 1865

Confederate

Erected 1923 by General X.B. DeBray Chapter No. 303, United Daughters of Confederacy.

Topics and series. This 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. 29° 53.073′ N, 97° 40.327′ W. Memorial is in Lockhart, Texas, in Caldwell County. It is at the intersection of S. Main Street and E. San Antonio Street, on the right when traveling north on S. Main Street. Marker is located at the northwest corner of the grounds of the Caldwell County courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Lockhart TX 78644, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Hill Country

and in the Austin Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South.

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 Republic of Texas,

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: Caldwell County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Caldwell County (within shouting

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distance of this marker); First Presbyterian Church of Lockhart (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) (about 400 feet away); Emmanuel Episcopal Church (about 500 feet away); Dr. Eugene Clark Library (about 600 feet away); Caldwell County Jail (approx. 0.2 miles away); Susanna Dickinson Hannig-Messenger of the Alamo (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lockhart.

Photographed by Duane Hall, December 8, 2015

2. Caldwell County Confederate Soldiers Memorial

Left (northeast) and rear (southeast) faces of memorial

Bronze Tablet on Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, December 8, 2015

3. Bronze Tablet on Memorial

At the bottom of the right (southwest) face of the memorial

Memorial on Grounds of Caldwell County Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, December 8, 2015

4. Memorial on Grounds of Caldwell County Courthouse

Memorial is located at the northwest corner of the courthouse grounds

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 13, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 3,420 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 13, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.