Confederate Soldiers Monument - Little Rock, Arkansas
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BruceS
N 34° 44.844 W 092° 17.286
15S E 565161 N 3845262
Confederate monument on the grounds of the Arkansas State Capitol in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Waymark Code: WM99P3
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 07/19/2010
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The monument, dedicated June 4, 1905, is a multi-tiered stone monument with a bronze angel on top and a bronze statue of a Confederate uniformed soldier standing to the front. The angel standing on a sphere is wearing a long robe, her wings are outspread, in her raised right hand she is holding a wreath and in her left hand she is holding a trumpet. The Confederate soldier is holding a flag in both hands, the pole for the flag is broken. On the back of the monument is a bronze medallion with the Confederate seal. The monument is inscribed:
Front:
Confederate Soldiers of Arkansas
1861-1865
Left side:
Our Furled Banner
Wreathed With Glory
And Though Conquered
We Adore It
Weep For Those
Who Fell Before It
Pardon Those Who
Tried And Tore It
Right side:
Arkansas Remembers
The Faithfulness
Of Her Sons
And Commends
Their Example
To Future Generations