Confederate Soldiers Memorial - Kaufman, TX
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N 32° 35.359 W 096° 18.575
14S E 752524 N 3608954
This memorial stands inside a little fence with a gate on the Kaufman County Courthouse Square in Kaufman.
Waymark Code: WM8TVK
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/12/2010
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The grey granite base of this memorial is six feet high and four feet square. The stone statue of the soldier is six feet, three inches tall. He is wearing a Confederate uniform and holds his rifle in both hands across his chest. He has a moustache and beard.
The inscriptions on the base read:
Front:
Erected to the Memory of the
Confederate Soldiers by the
People of Kaufman County
1861 - 1865
Left:
No Soldiers Ever Fought More
Bravely on the Field or Suffered
Greater Privations for Their
Country
Right:
Honor to Their Memory, Glory to Their
Cause and Peace to Their Ashes
Back:
They went down into Battle at the
Command of Their State and Fought
for Their Constitution, Homes and
Firesides