Greenville in Butler County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Our Confederate Dead

By Mark Hilton, December 13, 2013

1. Our Confederate Dead Monument

Inscription.
Front: Our Confederate Dead

Back: To the memory of Butler Co's Confederate Soldiers

West: Erected 1903 by the Father Ryan Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.

East: Dead, but his spirit breathes;
Dead, but his heart is ours;
Dead, but his sunny and sad land wreathes
His crown with tears for flowers.

Father Ryan

Erected 1903 by Father Ryan Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.

Marker series. This marker is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy marker series.

Location. 31° 49.744′ N, 86° 37.381′ W. Marker is in Greenville, Alabama, in Butler County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of East Commerce Street (Alabama Route 10) and South Park Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 119 East Commerce Street, Greenville AL 36037, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Confederate Park/Greenville City Hall-Site of Public School (within shouting distance of this marker); The Camellia City/Greenville (within shouting distance of this marker); World War II Memorial

Our Confederate Dead image. Click for full size.

By Mark Hilton, December 13, 2013

2. Our Confederate Dead

(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pioneer Cemetery (about 400 feet away); West Commerce Street Historic District/Historic Greenville Depot (approx. ¼ mile away); Butler County World War I Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Butler County (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Butler County World War I Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greenville.

Categories. • War, US Civil •

Rear side of monument. image. Click for full size.

By Mark Hilton, December 13, 2013

3. Rear side of monument.

West side of monument. image. Click for full size.

By Mark Hilton, December 13, 2013

4. West side of monument.

East side of monument. image. Click for full size.

By Mark Hilton, December 13, 2013

5. East side of monument.

Nearby Marker image. Click for full size.

By Mark Hilton, December 13, 2013

6. Nearby Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on December 14, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 694 times since then and 75 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on December 14, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.