Downtown Austin in Travis County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Southern Confederacy Monument

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 6, 1998

1. Southern Confederacy Monument Marker

Inscription. Southern
Confederacy
Formed by following states
withdrawing from the Union

South Carolina
December Twentieth
Eighteen Hundred and Sixty

Upper 2nd Panel
Mississippi
January Ninth
Florida
January Eleventh
Alabama
January Eleventh
Georgia
January Nineteenth
Eighteen Hundred and Sixty One
Upper 3rd Panel
Louisiana
January Twenty Sixth
Texas
February First
Virginia
April Seventeenth
Arkansas
May Sixth
Eighteen Hundred and Sixty One
Upper 4th Panel
North Carolina
May Twentieth
Tennessee
June Twenty Fourth
Missouri
August Twentieth
Kentucky
December Tenth
Eighteen Hundred and Sixty One

Lower Front Panel
Died
For state rights guaranteed under the Constitution. The people of the South, animated by the Spirit of 1776, to preserve their rights, withdrew from the Federal contract in 1861. The North resorted to coercion. The South, against overwhelming numbers and resources, fought until exhausted. During the war, there were twenty two hundred and fifty seven engagements; in eighteen hundred and fifty two of these, at least one regiment took part. Number of men enlisted: Confederate Armies, 800,000; Federal Armies, 2,859,132.

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Losses from all causes: Confederate, 437,000; Federal, 485,216

Lower 2nd Panel
1861
Fort Sumter, S.C. Apr. 12, 13. • Big Bethel, Va. June 10. • Manassas, Va. July 21. • Wilson Creek, Mo. Aug. 10. • Lexington, Ma. Sept. 12 to 20. • Balls Bluff, Va. Oct. 21, 22. • Belmont, Mo. Nov. 7.

1862
Fort Donelson, Tenn. Feb. 14 to 16. • Val Verde, N.M. Feb. 21. • Elkhorn, Ark. Mar. 5 to 8. • Hampton Roads, Va. Merrimac and Federal Fleet Mar. 5. • Kernston, Va. Mar. 23. • Glorietta, N.M. Mar. 28. • Shiloh, Tenn. Apr. 6, 7. • Williamsburg, Va. May 5. • Eltham's Landing Va. May 7. • Front Royal, Va. May 23. • Winchester, Va. May 25. • Seven Pines, Va. May 31. • Cross Keys, Va. June 6. • Fort Republic, Va. June 9. • Secessionville, S.C. June 16. • Oak Grove, Va. June 25. • Mechanicsville, Va. June 26. • Gaines' Mill, Va. June 27 • Savage Station, Va. June 29. • Frazier's Farm, Va. June 30. • Malvern Hill, Va. July 1 • Vicksburg, Miss., Ram Arkansas and Federal Fleet July 15. • Baton Rouge, La. Aug. 5. • Manassas, Va. Aug. 30. • Richmond, Ky. • Aug. 30. • Harper's Ferry, Va. • Sept.12 to 15. • Mumfordsville, Ky. Sept. 14 to 16. • Sharpsburg,

Southern Confederacy Monument Marker-Inscription on the base image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 6, 1998

2. Southern Confederacy Monument Marker-Inscription on the base

Md. Sept. 17. • Luka, Miss. Sept. 19, 20. • Corinth, Miss. Oct. 3, 4 • Perryville, Ky. Oct. 6 to 8. • Capture of Galveston, Tex. Oct 9. • Thibodeauxville, La. Oct. 27. • Berwick's Bay. La. Nov. 1 to 6. • Hartsville, Tenn. Dec. 7. • Prairie Grove, Ark. Dec. 7. • Goldsboro, N.C. Dec. 12 to 17 • Fredericksburg, Va. Dec. 13. • Chickasaw Bayou, Miss. Dec. 30. • Murfreesboro, Tenn. Dec.30 to Jan.1, 1863

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1863
Recapture of Galveston, Tex. Jan. 1, • Alabama sunk Hatteras, Jan. 11, • Arkansas Post, Ark. Jan. 11, • Thompson's Station, Tenn. Mar. 4, 5. • Crossing of Rappahannock, Va. • Apr. 29, 30. • Port Gibson, Miss. May 1. • Chancellorsville, Va. May 1 to 4. • Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16. • Siege of Vicksburg, Miss. May 18 to July 4. • Siege of Port Hudson, La. May 27 to July 8. • Milliken's Bend. La. June 8. • Brandy Station, Va. June 9 • Winchester, Va. June 13 to 15. • Hoover's Gap, Tenn. June 24 • Gettysburg, Pa. July 1 to 3. • Jackson, Miss. July 9 to July 16. La Fourche, La. July 13. • Siege of Charleston, S.C. Aug.21 to Dec. 31. • Sabine Pass, Tex. Sept. 8. • Chickamauga, Ga. Sept. 19, 20. • Vermilion, La. Oct

2nd Panel - Southern Confederacy Monument (Right Side) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, August 30, 2022

3. 2nd Panel - Southern Confederacy Monument (Right Side)

16. • Bristoe Station, Va. Oct. 14. • Bayou Bourbeaux, La. Nov. 3. • Rogersville, Tenn. Nov. 6. • Rappahannock Station, Va. Nov. 7. • Kelley's Ford, Va. • Siege of Knoxville, Tenn. Nov. 14 to Dec. 4. • Chattanooga, Tenn. Nov 23 to 25 • Lookout Mountain, Tenn. Nov. 24. • Missionary Ridge, Tenn. Nov. 24. • Graysville, Ga. Nov. 25. • Mine Run, Va. Nov 26 to 28 • Ringgold, Ga. Nov. 27 • Beans Station, Tenn. Dec. 14

1864 Olustee, Fla. Feb. 20. • Mansfield, La Apr. 8. • Pleasant Hill, La. Apr. 9. • Blair's Landing, La. Apr. 12. • Fort Pillow, Tenn. Apr. 12. • Plymouth, N.C. Apr. 17 to 20. • Jenkin's Ferry, Ark. Apr. 30. • Wilderness, Va. May 5 to 7. • Rocky Face Ridge, Ga. May 5 to 9. • Calcasieu Bayou, La. May 6. • Spottsylvania Court House, Va. May 8 to 18. • Drury's Bluff, Va. May 12 to 13. • Resaca, Ga. May 13 to 15. • New Market, Va. May 15. • Bermuda Hundreds, Va. May 16 to 30. • Yellow Bayou, La. May 18. • New Hope Church, Ga. May 25, 26, 28.

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1864 Cold Harbor, Va. June 1 to 12. • Kennesaw Mountain, Ga. June 9 to 30. • Brice's Cross Roads, Miss. June 10, 11. • Trevilian Station, Va. June 12. • Siege of Petersburg,

3rd Panel - Southern Confederacy Monument (Back Side) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, August 30, 2022

4. 3rd Panel - Southern Confederacy Monument (Back Side)

Va. Jun. 15 to Apr. 2.1865 • Lynchburg, Va. June 17, 18. • Alabama Sunk by Kearsage June 19. • Chattahoochee, Ga. July 6 to 10. • Mount Sterling, Ky. July 9. • Monocacy, Md. July 9. • Tupelo, Miss, July 13 to 15. • Harrisburg, Miss. July 14. • Peach Tree Creek, Ga. July 20. • Atlanta, Ga. July 22. • Ezra Church, Ga. July 28. • Crater, Petersburg, Va. July 30. • Mobile Bay, Ala. Naval Battle, Aug. 5. • Strawberry Plains, Tenn. Aug.14 to 18. • Weldon Railroad, Va. Aug. 18,19,21. • Reams Station, Va. Aug. 25. • Jonesboro, Ga. Aug. 31, Sept. 1. • Winchester, Va. Sept. 19. • Fisher's Hill, Va. Sept. 22. Athens, Ala. Sept. 23. Chapin's Farm, Va. Sept. 28 to 30. • Preble's Farm, Va. Sept. 30, Oct. 1 • Yellow Tavern, Va. Oct. 1. • Allatoona, Ga. Oct. 5. • Cedar Creek, Va. Oct. 19. • Hatcher's Run, Va. Oct. 27. • Fair Oaks, Va. Oct. 27, 28. Franklin, Tenn. Nov. 30. Deveaux's Neck, S.C. Dec. 6 to 9. • Nashville, Tenn. Dec. 15, 16. 1865 Beverly, Va. Jan. 11. • Fort Fishar, N.C. Jan. 12 to 15. • Hatcher's Run, Va. Feb. 5 to 7. • Wilcox' Bridge, N.C. Mar. 8 to 10. • Averysboro, N.C. Mar. 16. • Bentonville, N.C. Mar. 19, 20. • Fort Steadman,

4th Panel - Southern Confederacy Monument (Left Side) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, August 30, 2022

5. 4th Panel - Southern Confederacy Monument (Left Side)

Va. Mar. 25. • Spanish Fort, Ala. Mar. 26 to Apr. 8. • Boydton, Va. Mar. 31. • Five Forks, Va. Apr. 1. • Fall of Petersburg, Va. Apr. 2. Evacuation of Richmond, Va. Apr. 2 to 6. • Sailors' Creek, Va. Apr. 6. • Farmville, Va. Apr. 7. • Appomattox Court House, Va. Apr. 8, 9. • Palmetto Ranch, Tex. May 13.

Erected 1901 by Surviving Comrades.

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

Location. 30° 16.386′ N, 97° 44.448′ W. Monument is in Austin, Texas, in Travis County. It is in Downtown Austin. It is on East 11th Street west of Brazos Street, on the right when traveling west. This statue is located on the lawn of the south side of the Texas State Capitol. Touch for map. Monument is in this post office area: Austin TX 78701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is in Central Texas.

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

Southern Confederacy Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 6, 1998

6. Southern Confederacy Monument

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: Capitol Fence (a few steps from this marker); Capitol Grounds Design (a few steps from this marker); Texas State Capitol (within shouting distance of this marker); Capitol of 1852-53 (within shouting distance of this marker); Cannons and Fountains (within shouting distance of this marker); Mexican Americans in 20th Century America (within shouting distance of this marker); Tejanos and Texas in the U.S. (within shouting distance of this marker); Governor James Edward Ferguson August 31, 1871 -September 21, 1944 (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Austin.

Texas State Capitol Building-north side image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 6, 1998

7. Texas State Capitol Building-north side

The view of the Southern Confederacy Monument from the Texas State Capitol grounds image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, August 30, 2022

8. The view of the Southern Confederacy Monument from the Texas State Capitol grounds

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 29, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,501 times since then and 80 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 29, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 10, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. 6, 7. submitted on July 29, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 8. submitted on September 10, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.