Wharton County Confederate Memorial - Wharton, TX
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N 29° 18.649 W 096° 06.059
14R E 781578 N 3245911
This monument is on the Wharton County Courthouse grounds of Wharton, Texas.
Waymark Code: WMPTFT
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/18/2015
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This monument is on the County Courthouse square. It was erected in honor of the local Confederate soldiers of Wharton County (Texas) who perished during the Civil War.
It is a simple 4-sides granite column, 3 sides of which are covered with the names of the Wharton soldiers who gave their lives in the conflict. The main side reads:
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Lest We Forget
1861-1865
(Southern Cross of Honor)
Dedicated to the Confederate Veterans of Wharton County by the J.E.B. Stewart Chapter Daughters of Confederacy.
Commanders of Buchel Camp
Col. I.N. Dennis
Capt. G.C. Duncan
R.M. Brown
Judge G.C. Gordon
Dr. J.T. Bolton
F.W. Ahldag
Dr. J.W. Teague
S. Clapp
Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: Daughters of Confederacy, J.E.B. Stewart Chapter
Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Confederate
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Date Installed or Dedicated: Not listed
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