Anson County Women of the Confederacy Memorial-Wadesboro-NC - American Civil War Monuments and Memorials on Waymarking.com

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1861-1865
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The Confederate Flag

Not long unfurled was I known,
for fate was against me;
But I flashed over a pure cause.
and, on land and sea,
so fired the hearts of men unto heroism
that the world honors me.
Within my folds, the dead, who died under them,
lie nobly shrouded;
and my tattered colors,
crowded with a thousand shining victories have become,
for the people who loved me,
a glorified memory
John Dimitry

To the women of the Confederacy who, in utter devotion to the cause, helped to send to the front more than six hundred thousand soldiers in one of the greatest and most unequal conflicts recorded in history.

These women, with hope and courage that never faltered, inspired our citizen soldiery by their faith in God, by their magic influence and immeasurable good works.

Their fair daughters, with unshaken fidelity, have preserved the fame of our glorious dead.

With such to inspire the living and honor the fallen, the men of the South will ever be
Equal to victory
Superior to defeat

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Dedicated 1934

This memorial is a gift of love to his mother Eliza Sydnor Nelme Smith and to Mary Bennett Smith and Nannie Flake Smith from William Alexander Smith of the Anson Guards, first company in the state to offer its services, later enrolled, and fought gallantly throughout the war, as Company C Fourteenth North Carolina Regiment, Confederate States Army.

Fidelis

Date Installed or Dedicated: 01/01/1934 Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: William Alexander Smith Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Confederate Rating (1-5): Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes Related Website: Not listed

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