On this memorial are engraved the names of the 100 original officers and men of the Prattville Dragoons. Their dedication to their families, their homes and their county is remembered and honored by their descendants.
Officers
Jessie . . . — — Map (db m129581) WM
Fort Browder
Approximately one mile south-southwest of here stood Fort Browder, a small wooden fortification built in 1836 for protection in the last war with the Creek Indians and named for Isham Browder, a prominent local planter. In 1861, . . . — — Map (db m208018) HM
This monument is dedicated
to the brave men of the
Confederacy, who gave
their lives and livelihood
for the noble cause. Mere
words on a stone are
little tribute to the
measure they gave. But
we do this so that future . . . — — Map (db m101105) WM
Robinson Springs Camp
1861-1865
Confederates
These lent our cause it's Holy Consecration
left front:
Volunteers from Robinson Springs Community,
Abercrombie, Leonard ∙ Allen, James M. Co. D. 21 Ala. Regt. ∙ . . . — — Map (db m83692) WM
"Get there first with the most men"
"Never stand and take a charge...
charge them too"
"Keep the skeer in 'em"
Dedicated to those brave Confederate Militia, Home Guard and University of Alabama Cadets who Repelled Union Raiders ahead . . . — — Map (db m254023) HM WM
This monument is dedicated to the memory of all SCV Camp 1921 members who haved [sic] joined General Stonewall Jackson across the river to rest beneath the shade of trees
Funding provided by the Alabama Division of the . . . — — Map (db m254097) WM
"Nothing fills me with deeper sadness than to see a Southern man apologizing for the defense we made of our inheritance. Our Cause was so just, so sacred, that had I known all that has come to pass, had I known what was to be inflicted upon me, . . . — — Map (db m254019) HM WM
Nathan Bedford Forrest was born in Bedford County Tennessee, July 13, 1821. He was the eldest of nine children born to William and Mariam Beck Forrest. At the age of sixteen, Forrest took on the responsibilities of providing for the family after . . . — — Map (db m253891) HM
General Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) has continuously ranked as the leading iconic figure of the Confederacy. A son of Revolutionary War hero Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee, Robert graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in . . . — — Map (db m253909) HM
Located twenty-seven miles northeast of Montgomery on the banks of the Tallapoosa River, Talisi, (Tallassee) was a major Creek Indian village prior to forced removal to Oklahoma in 1836, In January of 1844, two entrepreneurs named Thomas M. . . . — — Map (db m253898) HM
Thomas Jonathan Jackson was born in what is now Clarksburg, West Virginia. Jackson and his sister were raised by their mother. She died when he was seven. They were the raised by an uncle, until Jackson left for West Point. He worked his way up . . . — — Map (db m253905) HM
Settled by A.J. Hall in 1852 and occupied by Confederate troops because of its value as a railroad stop during the War Between the States (1861-65), Canoe was the site of a March 27, 1865 encampment of Union forces. The 1870s brought expansion . . . — — Map (db m72265) HM
The surrounding area and this well was part of Turkey’s Town, once a capital of the proud Cherokee Nation. Chief Turkey was the principal chief during the late 1700’s.
On October 25, 1864, the Turkey Town Valley Expedition of the XV Corps Union . . . — — Map (db m83740) HM
(front): United Confederate Veterans Camp Hardee No. 39 Camp Hardee No. 39 was organized as a camp of the United Confederate Veterans on August 7, 1891. This cemetery plot was acquired by the camp to provide a final resting place for the men . . . — — Map (db m12487) HM
(front)
Dedicated to the men of Lawrence County, Alabama,
from all walks of life, who left kith and kin,
hearth and home, and lost their lives in military service
for the Confederate States of America during
the War for Southern . . . — — Map (db m84311) WM
At the Auburn train depot on February 16, 1861, Jefferson Davis reviewed the Auburn Guards, the first Confederate military company thus honored. Davis was en route to his inauguration as President of the Confederacy. The Auburn Guards were comprised . . . — — Map (db m74455) HM
Manufactured at Tredegar Iron Works
Richmond, Virginia
CSA
This cannon was used by Alabama Confederate Forces in the
defense of Mobile during the War for Southern Independence
from 1861-1865.
It was mounted at Ft. Powell, guarding . . . — — Map (db m86727) HM
Beneath this hallowed ground lay the remains of fifty-five Confederate soldiers. They gave their lives to establish southern independence, protect their homes, and preserve state's rights. These original headstones were placed in May 1903 by the Joe . . . — — Map (db m86509) HM
North Side "Lest We Forget." This shaft is erected to honor and perpetuate the memory and valor of our Confederate Soldiers. West Side "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." South . . . — — Map (db m36567) HM
In 1870 St. Clair Co. was still under Radical Republican Reconstruction. On August 20, 1870 honorable men of the County (former Confederates) had decided to hold the first Democratic Convention after the War Between the States. The meeting would be . . . — — Map (db m28142) HM
Greek revival antebellum home built by Moses Dean in 1852, acquired by John W. Inzer in 1866. Home occupied by Inzer family from 1866 to 1987. In July 1987 home and its contents, including extensive law library, deeded by family heirs to St. Clair . . . — — Map (db m28092) HM
On July 14, 1864 a small group of brave Confederate Cavalry under General James H. Clanton approximately 300 strong were overwhelmed by a vastly superior Union Cavalry force under General L. H. Rousseau. The Confederates were attempting to protect . . . — — Map (db m35593) HM
In April 1950, Alabama’s last two living Confederate veterans met here to discuss shared experiences of the Civil War. Local resident Col. Pleasant ‘Riggs’ Crump was visited by Gen. James Moore of Selma, commander of the Alabama chapter of the . . . — — Map (db m62209) HM
Early on the morning of 4 April 1865, Union Gen John T. Croxton's Cavalry Brigade of 1500 veteran troopers entered the town after fighting the home guard and capturing the covered bridge connecting Northport and Tuscaloosa across the Warrior River. . . . — — Map (db m25383) HM
On May 5, 1862, a Confederate foraging party rounding up cattle near the abandoned Butterfield Overland Mail Station battled a group of Apaches. The soldiers were members of Company A, Governor John R. Baylor's Regiment of Arizona Rangers, under . . . — — Map (db m83149) HM
Confederate
To the Southern Soldiers
Their names are borne on honor's shield.
Their record is with God.
They fought for home and fatherland.
— — Map (db m310377) WM
"This monument perpetuates the memory of those who true to the instincts of their birth, faithful to the teachings of their fathers, constant in their love for the state, died in the performance of their duty, who have glorified a fallen cause by . . . — — Map (db m143894) WM
On June 17th 1862, the First Wisconsin Cavalry, US saw action against 30th Ark Inf. and 6th MO Militia CSA. The overall commanders were Confederate General M. Jeff Thompson and US Colonel Edward Daniels. Federal forces bivouacked at Jonesboro . . . — — Map (db m221048) HM
The culmination of the Camden, AR. and the Red River, LA. campaigns was to capture Texas. Two Union armies were to join at Shreveport and move West. Gen. Steele was defeated in AR. and Gen. Banks in LA. The wounded from the Battle of Prairie De Ann . . . — — Map (db m246084) HM
[North face]
In memory of
the sons of Independence County
who served in the
Confederate army,
their mothers, wives, sisters and daughters
who, with patriotic devotion
remained steadfast to their cause,
during the war period. . . . — — Map (db m221187) WM
In 1861, John G. Gibson recruited a company at Tyro, Ark., that would become Co. H, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, nicknamed the Orphan Company, in the Army of Northern Virginia. Thirty-three Arkansas men joined in 1861, 22 in ’62, and one in ’63. . . . — — Map (db m107698) HM
Civil War in Newton County Several military actions took place in Newton
County during the Civil War. On Jan. 10, 1863, Union
troops attacked and destroyed a large saltpeter
works on the Buffalo River. Skirmishes were fought
June 14 and Nov. . . . — — Map (db m225345) HM
— A Tribute to — Gen. Thos. J. Churchill — C.S.A. — Born March 10, 1824 Died May 14, 1905 Erected by Robert C. Newton Camp • S.C.V. 38th Annual Confederate Reunion May 8-11-1928 — — Map (db m157584) WM
— A Tribute to — Gen. Wm. Read Scurry — C.S.A. — Born – Gallatin – Tenn – 1816 Killed at Battle — Jenkins Ferry Oct. 30, 1864 Erected by Robert C. Newton Camp • S.C.V. 38th Annual Reunion May . . . — — Map (db m157496) HM WM
David O. Dodd Arkansas Boy Martyr of the Confederacy Born Nov. 10, 1846 Executed Jan. 8, 1864 ”Aye, such was the love of the boy for his Southland, Such his endurance, his courage, his pride, That e'er he'd betray his own beloved band He . . . — — Map (db m157596) HM WM
”Whose pious ministrations to our wounded soldiers soothed the last hours of those who died for the object of their tenderest love; whose domestic labors contributed much to supply the wants of our defenders in the field; whose jealous faith . . . — — Map (db m128513) WM
Near this site on March 20, 1863, Confederate soldiers commanded by Captain Walter J. Robinson repelled a landing by Union sailors led by Acting Master James Folger of the blockading vessel U.S.S. Roebuck. The 11-man scouting party of Union . . . — — Map (db m8160) HM
Between 1861 and 1865, the St. Andrew Bay Saltworks, one of the largest producers of salt in the South, contributed to the Confederate cause by providing salt, fish, and cattle for southern troops and citizens. A necessary preservative in those . . . — — Map (db m8158) HM
During the War Between the States, the St. Johns River was a highway to Florida's interior. Lacking warships to counter the Union Navy's control of the river, Confederate forces turned to the use of torpedoes (submerged naval mines). On March 30, . . . — — Map (db m67084) HM
On these grounds, May 6-9, 1914, the United Confederate Veterans celebrated their 24th annual reunion. Expecting no more than 25,000 reunion goers, the city was nearly overwhelmed when an estimated 70,000 visitors including 8,000 Veterans converged . . . — — Map (db m73952) HM
On March 1, 1864, ten days after the Confederate Victory at Olustee, Union and Confederate forces met along this road in a running skirmish. The fight started 2 to 3 miles west of here, 10am, when Union forces advanced out of Camp Mooney (Ellis Rd.) . . . — — Map (db m63832) HM
Confederate Plot Section Six is the final resting place for the Confederate Veterans who
resided at the Old Soldiers and Sailors Home, a refuge for aged and disabled Veterans. The Florida Soldiers Home
Association was formed in 1888 with . . . — — Map (db m57549) HM
(Top) 1861 In Memory of the Women of Our Southland 1865
(Center)
Let this mute but eloquent
structure speak to generations
to come, of a generation of
the past. Let it repeat
perpetually the imperishable
story . . . — — Map (db m58820) HM
An 1843 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, Samuel G. French was a decorated hero in the Mexican War where he sustained wounds, but gained prominence as a Major General in the Confederacy. After rising to the rank of captain, French resigned . . . — — Map (db m298497) HM
[south side] This monument is dedicated to the memory of those Confederate Veterans from the western part of Alachua County that became Gilchrist County in 1925 [east side] This monument is dedicated to . . . — — Map (db m298992) WM
In 1848 a Board of Engineers with Lt. Col. Robert E. Lee, USA as recording officer visited Fort Brooke (Tampa). Aboard the Schooner Phenix they made a survey of Tampa Bay; requested government reservation of the bay keys and erection of defense . . . — — Map (db m216190) HM
At this site, 407 East Street, was the home of John Thomas Lesley, built in 1897. Pioneer settler, soldier, statesman and entrepreneur, Lesley (1835 - 1913) was one of Tampa's greatest early leaders/ A native of Madison County, Florida, he came in . . . — — Map (db m54132) HM
On October 18, 1863, a union task force of 85 soldiers found the “Scottish Chief” and “Kate Dale”, celebrated blockade runners, hidden in a remote anchorage in the Hillsborough River, near this site and set the ships afire. Owner-Skipper James . . . — — Map (db m33675) HM
In honor of the Confederate
Soldiers of Jefferson County
and the south land who
who served the South and the
Confederate States of
America from 1861-1865.
Donated by the Sons of the
Confederate Veterans, Major . . . — — Map (db m239653) WM
In 1897 Mrs. Mary Brickell sold this 10-acre “rocky wasteland” to the City of Miami for $750. It was a half mile north of the city limits on a narrow wagon county trail. The first burial, not recorded, was of an elderly black man on 14 . . . — — Map (db m78119) HM
(Front face)
In memory of the 79 militia men under command of Cpt Nathan S. Blount who marched from this site to Gainesville to muster into the CS Army rendering gallant service from April 10, 1862 - April 26, 1865
(Rear . . . — — Map (db m210602) HM
(Front face) In memory of Lt. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson 21 Jan. 1824 - 10 May 1863 Com. 2d Corps. Army of Northern Va., CSAGraduated from West Point US Military Academy 1846 ⋆ Breveted Major for Gallantry in the Mexican War . . . — — Map (db m57030) HM
This monument is dedicated to Remember and honor
Our Confederate veterans who endured so much
For their homes, their wife’s and their sweet hearts;
So as we now bow our heads in prayer for our Confederate Veterans
May we remember to . . . — — Map (db m185310) WM
(first plaque)
In honor of each Confederate Veteran,
known and unknown, buried in East Volusia County
Jasper J. Allman • Jesse Bennett • Simmons Bennett • Z. H. Bennett • Jackson D. Brooke • Rufus D. Brooke • Wm. W. Carter • . . . — — Map (db m46909) WM
Confederate States of America
Veterans at Rest Here
Z.H. Bennett, Cpl Co B 2nd Fl Inf Plot 4 • Henry F. Campbell, PVT Co I 2nd Fl Inf Plot 6 • Henry F. Futch, PVT Co K 4th Fl Inf Plot 7 • James Franklin Hull, PVT Co D 8th Fl Inf Plot 5 • . . . — — Map (db m189074) WM
PMB Young was born in Spartanburg, S.C., on November 15, 1836. His parents were Dr. Robert Maxwell and Elizabeth Caroline (Jones) Young. The Young family came to Georgia in 1839. He graduated from Georgia Military Institute at Marietta in 1856; . . . — — Map (db m21680) HM
This was the home of General William Jordan Bush, last survivor of the 125,000 heroes from Georgia who fought for the South. Gen. Bush was born near Gordon, Ga. July 10, 1845, and died here Nov. 11, 1952. In the War Between the States he was a . . . — — Map (db m40168) HM
[east]This monument is erected in honor and memory of all Confederate soldiers who defended our constitutional freedoms. [north]C.S.A. President Jefferson Davis C.S.A. Vice-President Alexander H. Stephens Georgia Governor Joseph E. . . . — — Map (db m164797) WM
During the war between the states Carrollton was spared a bloody battle but she sustained four raids by Union troops. The last raid occurred 15 days after the surrender at Appomattox when troops commended by Union General John Croxton, returning . . . — — Map (db m12871) HM
Confederate States of America Immortal Six Hundred Brave on the field of battle with steadfast loyality to country and comrades. They placed honour above life itself. The “13” who died and are buried here . . . crossed over on Lt. . . . — — Map (db m67821) HM
This site, along with 19,600 acres, was purchased through a state land lottery, September, 1843-44, by Rev. Eli Graves, formerly of Vermont. In March, 1848, all was sold to his brother, Presbyterian pastor, Rev. Joel S. Graves. In 1850, using . . . — — Map (db m40691) HM
On July 22, 1864,
Brig. Gen. A. M. Manigault’s Brigade, Hindman’s Div., Cheatham’s Corps, advancing
eastward from the Atlanta fortifications against the Federal 15th Corps posted at DeGress Ave., halted in this ravine to reform their line, . . . — — Map (db m36102) HM
The ladies of an illustrious company leaving Montgomery, Ala. after the Confederate Congress adopted the Stars and Bars March 4, 1861 had the West Point train stopped at Grantville, Ga. to buy material for a flag. This they made and unfurled first . . . — — Map (db m284555) HM
Jefferson Davis
[Confederate States of America Seal]
President
Confederate States of America
1861
(West face) Presented to Preserve the
Memory of the sacrifices of
the people of the South
as exemplified by our . . . — — Map (db m22204) HM
( East face )
[Emblem: Sons of Confederate Veterans]
In honor of the more than 600
gallent soldiers from Johnson County
who not for fame, reward or ambition
but simple obedience to duty
as they understood it.
These men . . . — — Map (db m20923) WM
(West face)
[Confederate States of America Emblem]
Dedicated to the glory and
honor of the Montgomery
County soldiers of the
Confederate States of America
for their unparalleled courage
and gallantry in defense of their
homeland and . . . — — Map (db m22220) WM
Moses Dallas was a lifelong slave whose final years were spent in an unconventional arrangement during America's most tragic period, whose strategic role in a daring raid resulted in his death. A native of Georgia, he was born in the early 1800s, . . . — — Map (db m101347) HM
East Face
A tribute of love from the Dixie Chapter Daughters of the Confederacy. ~*~ In honor of the men of Putnam County, who served in the Army of the Confederate States of America; “Those who fought and lived, and those who fought . . . — — Map (db m73953) HM
This memorial is dedicated to the memory of
these 7 brave soldiers who rest elsewhere in
Magnolia. They fought against oppression,
tyranny, absolute power and usurpation off
states' rights, all of which still plague our
country. — — Map (db m210591) WM
General Patrick Cleburne Camp, S.C.V., the only Camp east of the Mississippi to be named for a General from the west of that river, was organized May 3, 1956, with members from several counties in Southwest Georgia.
General Patrick Ronayne . . . — — Map (db m27012) HM
An early settler to the area that is now Vidalia was Malcolm McMillan, who pitched his camp near this site circa 1800, and built his pioneer home. In the following years, he and his cousin, the Rev. Murphey McMillan, established a Presbyterian . . . — — Map (db m185266) HM
[west side]Dedicated by the Sons and Daughters of the Confederacy, and the re-enactors who strive to preserve its spirit Erected by the Gen. Robert A. Toombs Camp 932, SCV Chapter 1329, UDC Deo Vindice[east side] . . . — — Map (db m185275) HM WM
"As fighting intensified in central Georgia during the summer of 1864, caravans of wagons evacuated sick and wounded Confederate soldiers from Macon’s overcrowded Ocmulgee Hospital. Caravans coming down the Old Savannah Road stopped at this . . . — — Map (db m185267) HM
[east side]To the Twiggs County • Soldiers • and those who sacrificed all to establish the independence of • the South • 1861-1865 In Memory[north side]Twiggs Volunteers Capt. Jas. Folsom 4th. Ga. Reg. Twiggs . . . — — Map (db m164693) WM
Confederate Major General John Bell Hood was brought to this house to recuperate following the amputation of his right leg due to a wound received on September 20, 1863 at the Battle of Chickamauga. Colonel Francis (Frank) Little, 11th Georgia . . . — — Map (db m12005) HM
Minutes of the Inferior Court of White County, GA, August Term 1861.
Wednesday, August 7th 1861: "Ordered by the Court that White (County) Marksmen the use of any part of the courthouse that they may choose for the establishment of a military . . . — — Map (db m131679) HM
Confederate Dead
Erected to the memory of the six thousand southern soldiers here buried, who died in Camp Douglas Prison 1862-5.
These men suffered all, sacrificed all, dared all, and died. — — Map (db m63605) WM
(Front Side)
Remembered for service in Confederate States of America army, 1861-1865, and "Shoupade" fortification design; fought in battles of Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Atlanta. Advocated recruitment of African Americans for CSA army. . . . — — Map (db m66860) HM
Site of
The Confederate Invasion of Iowa
12th Day of October 1864.
This monument marks the northern most point of incursion into Iowa by Confederate Forces. On October 12, 1864, Lieutenant James “Bill” Jackson led twelve heavily . . . — — Map (db m36092) HM WM
General Lawrence Sullivan ‘Sul’ Ross, CSA, was born in Bentonsport, Iowa, Van Buren County on September 27, 1838. His family moved to Texas in 1839, where he grew to manhood.
In 1859, Sul Ross was commissioned a Captain in the Texas Rangers, . . . — — Map (db m2565) HM
Of the approximately 600 Confederate casualties in this battle, many of those killed in action were buried in unmarked graves on this battlefield.
Most of the dead were from Marmaduke's Missouri Cavalry Division and Fagan's Arkansas Cavalry . . . — — Map (db m20264) HM
During the War Between the States, Hardin County men aligned themselves with the Confederacy, with the majority serving in John Hunt Morgan's Cavalry and the First Kentucky Brigade, also known as "The Orphan Brigade.” This brigade fought in the . . . — — Map (db m170695) HM
"The Parrott gun was placed in the pike; it was opened as soon as the last message from Colonel Smith was received; and, as suddenly as if its flash had ignited them, Palmer's four guns roared out from the hill on the left of the road, about six . . . — — Map (db m170819) HM
Five generations of the Helm family lived on the land where the Helm House commonly known as Helm Place, stands today. Five generations of Helm men and women, working as surveyors, lawyers, church activists, soldiers, judges, bankers, public . . . — — Map (db m249555) HM
Four hundred yards west of this site, December 17, 1861, Colonel B.F. Terry, 8th Texas Cavalry, CSA, was killed. He was leading his Rangers in a charge against troops, formed in a hollow square, of the 32nd Indiana Volunteers under the command of . . . — — Map (db m88256) HM
Defending Lock No. 2
Confederate forces occupied Bowling Green on September 18, 1861. Young men, eager to support the Union cause and filled with thoughts of adventure, joined Home Guard units across Kentucky. Before the end of the month . . . — — Map (db m123972) HM
Well over 200 soldiers are known to have died of disease during Camp Calhoun's short
existence. The number is probably higher but many records are missing or incomplete.
"there health is so very bad"
It was not long before . . . — — Map (db m124525) HM
After the battle Union troops hastily buried the dead. The Confederate dead were interred in shallow mass graves near where they fell in battle. Some of these graves were so shallow that the bodies in them began surfacing within 48 hours of burial. . . . — — Map (db m128956) HM WM
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