Winona in Montgomery County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Montgomery County Confederate Monument
1861 - 1865
Photographed By Mark Hilton, October 18, 2015
1. Montgomery County Confederate Monument (east side)
Confederacy
President
Jefferson Davis
And
the Soldiers
who fought
for States Rights
CSA
[South side] To the women of the Confederacy, who were as fair as our skies and sunny as our clime. Their heroism, sacrifices, patriotism, and devotion to the South is without parallel in history, and for this we loved them and will forever honor and cherish their memory.
[Rear (west) side] This monument is the gift of comrade James C. Purnell, to Statham-Farrell Camp of United Confederate Veterans. Monumental committee: Commander G.J. Weisinger, Adjutant J.C. Wadsworth, J.R. Binford, Col, 15th Miss. Inft. John B. Simpson, 1st commander of camp. Thos. T. Hamilton, Co. K, 11th Miss. Inft.
Erected 1909 by Statham-Farrell Camp, United Confederate Veterans.
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 33° 28.974′ N, 89° 43.743′ W. Marker is in Winona, Mississippi, in Montgomery County. Memorial is at the intersection of North Quitman Street and Warehouse Lane, on the right when traveling south on North Quitman Street. Touch for map. Marker
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The "Final Spike" (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Winona Jail Site (approx. 0.2 miles away); Immanuel Episcopal Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Roebuck "Pops" Staples (approx. half a mile away); Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway (approx. half a mile away); Winona Confederate Monument (approx. ¾ mile away); Ensign William Devotie Billingsley (approx. one mile away); Applewhite Cemetery (approx. 8.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winona.
Regarding Montgomery County Confederate Monument. A figure of a Civil War soldier, dressed in military uniform consisting of a brimmed hat and jacket, stands next to a tree stump at his proper right side. He holds the barrel of a rifle with both hands, the butt rests in front of his feet. The figure has a bedroll slung over his proper right shoulder secured with a strap across the front of his body. A bag and canteen hang from his proper right hip and a scabbard and bayonet are on the figure's belt on the proper right side. The figure is placed atop a multitiered base that is placed among shrubbery.
Photographed By Tracy Marsteller, March 31, 2023
2. Montgomery County Confederate Monument (south side)
Photographed By Tracy Marsteller, March 31, 2023
3. Montgomery County Confederate Monument (west side)
Photographed By Mark Hilton, October 18, 2015
4. Montgomery County Confederate Monument
Photographed By Mark Hilton, October 18, 2015
5. Montgomery County Confederate Monument
In front of former Montgomery County Courthouse. (Now Winona-Montgomery County Library)
Credits. This page was last revised on April 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 21, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 511 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on February 21, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 2, 3. submitted on April 5, 2023. 4, 5. submitted on February 21, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
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