Fort Mill in York County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Women of the Confederacy Memorial
Photographed By Michael Sean Nix, November 25, 2009
1. Women of the Confederacy Memorial
South side
[South Side]:
Affectionately
dedicated by
the Jefferson Davis
Memorial Association
to the women of
the Confederacy.
The living and the dead,
who midst the gloom of war
were heroines in the strife,
to perpetuate their noble
sacrifices on the altar of
our common country. Let
sweet incense forever
rise, till it reach them,
in robes of victory
beyond the skies.
1865
[East Side]:
White - Johnston
Spratt - Epps
Springs - Culp
Harris - Graham
Merritt - Coltharp
Kimbrell - Bailes
Armstrong - Garrison
Burns - Stewart
Jones - Massey
and many others.
[North Side]:
Respectfully
donated by
Samuel E. White
to the Jefferson Davis
Memorial Association.
[West Side]:
are weary to-night
wishing for the war to
cease.
Many are the hearts praying
for the right
to see the dawn of peace."
Erected 1895 by Jefferson Davis Memorial Association.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, US Civil • Women.
Location.
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Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Fort Mill Confederate Memorial (a few steps from this marker); To the Faithful Slaves (a few steps from this marker); Catawba Indian Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Confederate Park (a few steps from this marker); 1LT Elliott White Springs (within shouting distance of this marker); Millstone Park (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fort Mill (about 300 feet away); Catawba Fort (about 500 feet away); Wilson House (about 500 feet away); Unity Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Mill.
Additional commentary.
1. Women of the Confederacy Monument
Samuel Elliott White organized the Jefferson Davis Memorial Association in Fort Mill about 1889 and became its first president. Its membership comprised the men and women who had known the hardships of the war. This group subsequently divided into the Ladies' Memorial Association, the Fort Mill Camp of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the Daughters
Photographed By Michael Sean Nix, November 25, 2009
2. Women of the Confederacy Memorial
East side
The figure stands on four pedestals of masonry and two steps of marble, a total of seventeen feet in height. It is a highly polished shaft wrought from the finest grained clouded marble. The female figure was carved in Italy of white marble. The woman "has for a moment, while kneeling in supplication for the success of a lost cause, dropped her country's flag around her knees and extended her clasped hands and turned her eyes toward heaven." The citizens of Fort Mill erected the monument in 1895. (Source: A Guide to Confederate Monuments in South Carolina: "Passing the Silent Cup" by Robert S. Seigler (1997), pgs 336-337.)
— Submitted January 9, 2010, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.
Photographed By Michael Sean Nix, November 25, 2009
3. Women of the Confederacy Memorial
North side
Photographed By Michael Sean Nix, November 25, 2009
4. Women of the Confederacy Memorial
West side
Photographed By Michael Sean Nix, November 25, 2009
5. Women of the Confederacy Memorial
Photographed By Michael Sean Nix, November 25, 2009
6. Women of the Confederacy Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on September 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 25, 2009, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,950 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 25, 2009, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
