Marianna in Lee County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Lee County Confederate Monument

— General Robert E. Lee —

Photographed By Mark Hilton, April 10, 2018

1. Lee County Confederate Monument

General Robert E. Lee sculpture on top.

Inscription.
South face
“Fidelis
Fortissimus.”
1861
1865
Erected by
D. G. Govan Chapter
U. D. C.
In loving memory, of
Lee County's
Confederate
Soldiers.
______
"No braver bled for a
brighter land
no brighter land had
a cause so grand."

East face
"Their memories e'er
shall remain for us,
and their names, bright,
names, without stain
for us:
'our heroes in gray."

North face
"Upward, onward, no
retreat,
they struggled, they
toiled, they conquered
defeat,
those men with their
thinning locks of
grey.
God bless those boys
of the sixties, our
veterans of today!"

West face
Dead heroes! Did we
hear one say?
Dead, never! They will
live for aye
in hearts of love;
on story's page
they'll live through
every coming age;
they'll live while
valor's deeds are sung
in praise from the heart
and tongue.

Erected 1910 by D. C. Govan Chapter U.D.C.

Topics and series. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list.

Location. 34° 46.442′ N, 90°

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45.433′ W. Marker is in Marianna, Arkansas, in Lee County. Memorial can be reached from the intersection of East Main Street and North Poplar Street when traveling south. Located in Court Square City Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 14 Court Street, Marianna AR 72360, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 3 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Marianna Arkansas (within shouting distance of this marker); Lee County (within shouting distance of this marker); Lee County War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker).

Regarding Lee County Confederate Monument. Description: Full-length portrait of Robert E. Lee. He wears a military uniform with long riding boots. His proper left arm is bent and his hand holds the hilt of the sword hanging on his proper left side. In his proper right hand he holds a hat. The marble figure stands atop a tall marble shaft and base. On the front face of the shaft is a bas-relief laurel wreath. At the bottom of the shaft is a bas-relief of crossed swords with flags. On two opposite sides of the base block are cannon which serve as water spouts for a fountain. The base stands in the center of a fountain pool which has been filled in with dirt. (Source: Inventory of American Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Lee County Confederate Monument (South / East / North / West) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton

2. Lee County Confederate Monument (South / East / North / West)

Photographed By Mark Hilton, April 10, 2018

3. Lee County Confederate Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on October 30, 2019. It was originally submitted on May 18, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 327 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 18, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.