Newnan in Coweta County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Coweta County Confederate Monument

Photographed By Mark Hilton, May 15, 2016

1. Coweta County Confederate Monument

Inscription.
(Front of base)
Our Confederate dead,
whom power could not corrupt,
whom death could not terrify,
whom defeat could not dishonor.

(Back of base) It is not in mortals
to command success.
But they did more,
deserved it.

(Right of base)
1861 - 1865
(Left side of base)
Erected in 1885

Erected 1885 by the Ladies's Memorial Association.

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

Location. 33° 22.488′ N, 84° 47.984′ W. Marker is in Newnan, Georgia, in Coweta County. Memorial is at the intersection of East Court Street (U.S. 29) and North Court Street, on the left when traveling north on East Court Street. Located in front of the Coweta County Probate Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 East Court Street, Newnan GA 30263, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Coweta County (a few steps from this marker); Confederate Hospitals (a few steps from this marker); Coweta County World War I Memorial (a few steps from this marker); In Memory of General Daniel Newnan

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(a few steps from this marker); Governor William Yates Atkinson (a few steps from this marker); Battle of Brown's Mill (a few steps from this marker); Governor Ellis Gibbs Arnall (within shouting distance of this marker); William Thomas Overby (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newnan.

Regarding Coweta County Confederate Monument. A uniformed Confederate soldier stands on picket duty, holding his musket by the barrel on his proper right side, the butt of which rests by his proper right foot. The soldier wears a hat and a short cloak over a knee-length jacket. The statue is mounted upon a multitiered base.

Monument commemorates Civil War dead and was erected by the Ladies's Memorial Association. Cost of the monument was $2,000, with $100 donated by John W. Walton of Atlanta.

Monument made of Italian marble and the base is granite. Sculpture is approximately 7 ft. 4 inches and the base is 15 feet high. The weight is 32,000 lbs.

Front, rear and right side text of monument. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, May 15, 2016

2. Front, rear and right side text of monument.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, May 15, 2016

3. Coweta County Confederate Monument

Located in front of the Coweta County Probate Courthouse.

Rear and left side of monument looking north on East Court Street. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, May 15, 2016

4. Rear and left side of monument looking north on East Court Street.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,826 times since then and 101 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 16, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.