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Chatom in Washington County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
 

Washington County Confederate Memorial

... Lest We Forget 1861 – 1865

— Our Confederate Ancestors —

 
 
Washington County Confederate Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, August 23, 2018
1. Washington County Confederate Memorial
Inscription.
Dedicated to the memory and
honor of all the men who served
in the Confederate States
Armies from Washington County

For these were men
Whom power could not corrupt
Whom death could not terrify
Whom defeat could not dishonor.

Reverse

This memorial was made possible
by gifts from 56th Alabama Cavalry,
Alabama Division Sons of Confederate Veterans,
St. Stephens Funeral Home
and descendants of:

Elijah H. Bailey   • Louder R. Laton
Thomas H. Bailey   • George W. Knapp, Sr.
William R. Batley   • Haden McIlwain
James M. Beech   • Newton C. Milam
Peter I. Brown   • Robert W. Parham
George W. Coaker   • Elijah Parnell
Jeremiah Covington   • Wright A. Richardson
Burton A. Creel   • James P. Sims
Henry C. Dame   • Richard Singleton
Thomas Davis   • Frank M. Sullivan
Richard D. Dorman   • Josiah Tarpley
John A. Downey   • Osborn Tew
John Dykes   • Thomas E. Tucker
Robert L. Elmore   • Benjamin D. Turner
Joel B. Everett   • David M. Turner
William J. Fuller   • Samuel Wilkins
William H. Godwin   • Wm. Jasper Williams
Lewis Hennis   • John W. Wood
Alexander Lane, Jr.   • Peggy Wood, Laundress

James M. Beech
Joshua
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T. Beech
Peter J. Beech
James H. Davis
Elias Pippi
William C. Beech
James M. Blount

Robert L. Bowling
Theodore C. Bowling
Simeon R. Hartley
E. Caswell Mapper
Edward Steadham

Joseph M. Pelham
Benjamin F. Porter
Stephen Tarver
David B. Thompson

 
Erected 2010 by United Daughters of the Confederacy Pvt. Gibeon Jefferson Sullivan Chapter 2662.
 
Topics and series. This 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. 31° 27.92′ N, 88° 15.382′ W. Marker is in Chatom, Alabama, in Washington County. Memorial is at the intersection of Court Street and Central Avenue (Alabama Route 56), on the left when traveling north on Court Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 45 Court Street, Chatom AL 36518, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 4 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Washington County Courthouse (a few steps from this marker); Washington County (within shouting distance of this marker); Washington County Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Old St. Stephens Masonic Lodge No. 9 (1821-1834)/St. Stephens Lodge No. 81
Washington County Confederate Memorial (reverse) image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, August 23, 2018
2. Washington County Confederate Memorial (reverse)
(approx. 13 miles away).
 
Washington County Confederate Memorial at the Washington County Courthouse. image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, August 23, 2018
3. Washington County Confederate Memorial at the Washington County Courthouse.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 31, 2018. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 463 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on August 31, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.

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