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Augusta in Richmond County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Augusta Confederate Monument

Our Confederate Dead

 
 
Augusta Confederate Monument Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Stroud, July 2008
1. Augusta Confederate Monument Marker
One of the first and most elaborate monuments of this sort in the South, erected in 1878. Top depicts Augusta private Berry Benson as representative of the common soldier. Around the base, likenesses of Generals Rbt. E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, T.R.R. Cobb and W.H.T. Walker. (Georgia Tourism)























Inscription. [North Face]:
In Memoriam
"No Nation Rose So White
And Fair:
None Fell So Pure Of Crime"

[West Face]:
Erected
A.D. 1878
by
The Ladies
Memorial Association
of Augusta.
In Honor of the men of
Richmond County
who died
in the cause of the
Confederate States

[South Face]:
Worthy
to have lived and known
our Gratitude:
Worthy
to be hallowed and held
in tender Remembrance:
Worthy
the Fadeless Fame which
Confederate Soldiers
Won.

who gave themselves life
and Death for us:
For the Honor of Georgia.
For the Rights of States.
For the Liberties of the People.
For the Sentiments of the South.
For the Principals of the Union.
as these were handed down to
them by the Fathers of
our Common Country.

 
Erected 1878 by The Ladies Memorial Association Of Augusta.
 
Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1878.
 
Location. 33° 28.492′ N, 81° 57.86′ W. Marker is in Augusta, Georgia, in Richmond County. Marker is
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on Block Broad Street, in the median. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 700 Block Broad Street, Augusta GA 30901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Historic Site in Journalism (within shouting distance of this marker); Emily Harvie Thomas Tubman (within shouting distance of this marker); The Rotary Club of Augusta (within shouting distance of this marker); Untitled (Georgia Railroad and Banking Company) (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Gen. Montgomery C. Meigs, U.S.A. (about 500 feet away); James Edward Oglethorpe (about 600 feet away); Augusta Cotton Exchange (about 700 feet away); The Mayham Tower (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Augusta.
 
Augusta Confederate Monument Marker north face image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2008
2. Augusta Confederate Monument Marker north face
Augusta Confederate Monument Marker west face image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Stroud
3. Augusta Confederate Monument Marker west face
Augusta Confederate Monument Marker south face image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2008
4. Augusta Confederate Monument Marker south face
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 29, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,309 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 29, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.

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