Fort Smith in Sebastian County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Our Confederate Dead
1861 - 1865
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 17, 2016
1. Our Confederate Dead Monument
Erected 1903 by Varina Jefferson Davis Chapter, Daughters of Confederacy.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil.
Location. 35° 23.165′ N, 94° 25.566′ W. Memorial is in Fort Smith, Arkansas, in Sebastian County. It is at the intersection of Rogers Avenue and 6th Street (Arkansas Highway 255), on the right when traveling east on Rogers Avenue. Monument is on the county courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 35 South 6th Street, Fort Smith AR 72901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Arkansas River Valley, in the Cherokee Heritage Region, and in Osage Territory. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. 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, one of the
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Purple Heart Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Sebastian County Seat of Justice (within shouting distance of this marker); Sebastian County California Gold Seekers (within shouting distance of this marker); 50 Year Concrete Street Service Award 1963 (within shouting distance of this marker); Moon Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); United Spanish War Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Vietnam War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The Phoenix Block (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Smith.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 17, 2016
2. Our Confederate Dead Inscription
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 24, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 662 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 24, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
