Van Buren in Crawford County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Fairview Cemetery Confederate Memorial
Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 3, 2016
1. Fairview Cemetery Confederate Memorial
our Confederate soldiers
from Ark., Tex., La., Mo., and
Indian territory,
who lost their lives in the
Battles of Oak Hill, Elk Horn,
and Prairie Grove.
Erected by Mary Lee Chapter U.D.C. Of Van Buren, Arkansas.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list.
Location. 35° 26.485′ N, 94° 21.017′ W. Memorial is in Van Buren, Arkansas, in Crawford County. It can be reached from Fayetteville Road (State Highway 59) south of McKibben Street, on the right when traveling south. Located within the Fairview (aka Van Buren Cemetery). Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Fayetteville Road, Van Buren AR 72956, 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, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Ozarks. 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 Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Fairview Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Log Town Hill (approx. Ό mile away); Camp Jesse Turner (approx. 0.3 miles away); Four Freedoms (approx. 0.3 miles away); The War Comes Home (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Stars of Freedom ★ ☆ ★ (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Civil War Comes to Van Buren
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More about this memorial. Originally a Confederate Infantryman Statue memorial was placed here in 1899 by the U.D.C. It was moved downtown to the county courthouse as it was felt it would be seen by more people than here in the cemetery. This memorial was added to replace the statue.
Also see . . .
1. Wikipedia article on Fairview Cemetery & Confederate Memorial. (Submitted on August 9, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
2. Wikipedia article on the Battle of Van Buren. (Submitted on August 9, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 3, 2016
2. Memorial in front of Confederate grave markers.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 3, 2016
3. Fairview Cemetery marker notes the Confederate graves.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 3, 2016
4. More of the Confederate grave markers, some unknown.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 3, 2016
5. Plaque noting the Confederate Lot is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 10, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 757 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 9, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
