Confederate Memorial - Stephenville, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX
N 32° 13.220 W 098° 12.243
14S E 575002 N 3565135
Gray upright marker to the right of the Bellknap Street entrance of the Erath County Courthouse.Texas and Confederate flags adorn the top of the marker that honors the confederate soldiers of Erath County.
Waymark Code: WMWPDV
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/26/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member iconions
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IN MEMORY OF
MAJOR GEORGE B. ERATH, CSA AND
THE MORE THAN 600 CONFEDERATE
VETERANS OF HE WAR BETWEEN THE
STATESM WHO REST BENEATH THE RICH
SOIL OF ERATH COUNTY.
ORDINARY MEN FROM ACROSS THE SOUTH
TOOK UP ARMS TO FIGHT AN EXTRAORDINARY
WAR. TOGETHER THEY BECAME ONE OF
THE MOST ACCLAIMED FIGHTING FORCES IN
MILITARY HISTORY. THE SOUTH DEVASTATED
BY WAR AND THE HARD LIFE DURING
RECONSTRUCTION CAUSED FAMILIES TO MOVE
TO TEXAS WHERE THEY HOPED FOR A
BETTER LIFE. ERATH COUNTY PROPERED
AS VETERANS BUIT HOMES, SCHOOLS,
CHURCHES, FARMS AND BUSINESSES.
CSA VETERANS BECAME LEADERS IN OUR
TOWNS AND COMMUNITIES.
THEY ARE OUR ANCESTORS
THEIR LIVES, OUR SACRED HERITAGE,
WE REMEMBER WITH HONOR AND
DEVOTION

DEDICATED BY THE SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF
CONFEDERATE VETERANS

2001

Date Installed or Dedicated: 01/01/2001

Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: Sons and Daughters of Confederate Veterans

Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Confederate

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