Oxford in Lafayette County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Lafayette County Confederate Monument

Photographed By Mark Hilton, April 8, 2017

1. Lafayette County Confederate Monument (Front)

Inscription.
Front
In Memory of
The Patriotism of the
Confederate Soldiers
Of Lafayette County,
Mississippi.
______
They Gave Their Lives
In A Just and Holy Cause.

Erected 1907

Left side (West)
A Tribute to
Our Confederate Dead
By their Surviving Comrades

Rear (North)
The
Sons of Veterans Unite in
This Justification of Their
Fathers Faith

Right side (East)
A Tribute to
Our Confederate Dead
By their Surviving Comrades.

Erected 1907 by Patriotic Daughters of Lafayette County.

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

Location. 34° 21.967′ N, 89° 31.128′ W. Marker is in Oxford, Mississippi, in Lafayette County. Memorial is at the intersection of Courthouse Square and South Lamar Boulevard, on the left when traveling east on Courthouse Square. Located on the south side of the Lafayette County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 160 Courthouse Square, Oxford MS 38655, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Lynching in America / Lynching in Lafayette County (within

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shouting distance of this marker); Lafayette County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Oxford & Lafayette County Blues (within shouting distance of this marker); Oxford (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dr. Thomas Isom's Drug Store and Medical Office (about 300 feet away); St. Peter's (1851), Episcopal (approx. 0.2 miles away); Falkner House (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Baptist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oxford.

Regarding Lafayette County Confederate Monument. A figure of a Confederate soldier standing at parade rest. He wears a uniform including a hat. He holds the barrel of a rifle in both hands. The butt of the rifle rests in front of his proper right foot. His proper left foot is slightly forward and bent at the knee. He stands atop a marble shaft and base, facing south. On the south face of the shaft is a low relief of a furled Confederate flag. The base of the monument is stepped. Sculptor: John A. Stinson, Fabricator:
Columbus Marble Works. ~ Smithsonian
Photographed By Mark Hilton, April 8, 2017

2. Lafayette County Confederate Monument (West side)
American Art Museum

Oxford is one of the few small Southern towns with two Confederate monuments. It was a compromise between two factions of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, one group wanting the statue placed on Courthouse Square, the other arguing that it should be on the campus of the University of Mississippi.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.

Lafayette County Confederate Monument (Rear) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, April 8, 2017

3. Lafayette County Confederate Monument (Rear)

Lafayette County Confederate Monument (East side) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, April 8, 2017

4. Lafayette County Confederate Monument (East side)

Lafayette County Confederate Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, April 8, 2017

5. Lafayette County Confederate Monument

View of monument, courthouse and Courthouse Square. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, April 8, 2017

6. View of monument, courthouse and Courthouse Square.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 23, 2017. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 572 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 23, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.