Jonesville Confederate Monument , Jonesville. South Carolina
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member DLB67
N 34° 50.212 W 081° 40.773
17S E 437866 N 3855162
Quick Description: C.S.A. 1861-1865, Comrades, Confederate Soldiers. Monument at the corner of Long st. & Hwy 18 (Pacolet St) in Jonesville, SC.
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 5/9/2012 5:55:13 PM
Waymark Code: WMED3Y
Published By: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
Views: 1

Long Description:
This C.S.A. monument was unveiled 17 May 1907, it is 23 feet tall & 7 and a half feet wide at it's base. The inscriptions are as follows.

West side: C.S.A.
1861-1865
To the Confederate
dead of Union District
Comrades
Confederate Soldiers

South side: From North to South
From East to West
Their ashes scattered lie
But in the regions of
the Blest,
Their spirits sing on high

East side: The arms are stacked
The flags are furled
The sound of battle no
Longer calls but out
Comrades showed to a
Waiting world how to
Answer when duty calls.

North side: Erected by the
John Hames Chapter
U.D.C. 1907.


The base of this monument also includes a U.S. Geological Survey Benchmark from 1934.
Date Installed or Dedicated: 5/17/1907

Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: John Hames Chapter, U.D.C.

Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Confederate

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