Confederate Monument in Jasper, Alabama
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Confederate Monument in Jasper, Alabama dedicated to the 1900 Soldiers from Walker County, Alabama.
Waymark Code: WM4Y22
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 10/12/2008
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At the south end of the courtyard of the Jasper Courthouse, in Walker County, Alabama is the Confederate Monument dedicated by the United Daughters of the confederacy in 1907 to honor the 1900 soldiers who served from Walker county during the conflict. The monument is on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage.
The inscription on the monument reads: Furl That Banner! True, 'tis Gory, and 'twill live in song and story, though its folds are in the dust. Father Ryan,
The dedication reads: The Confederate Monument was erected on November 13, 1907 and dedicated May 2, 1908 by the Jasper Chapter No. 925, United Daughters of the Confederacy, under the leadership of Elizabeth Cain Musgrove to honor the 1900 Soldiers who served from Walker County. The monument was placed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage May 19, 1999 by the Elizabeth Cain Musgrove Chapter No. 1929, IDC.
Date Installed or Dedicated: 11/13/1907
Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: Jasper Chaper Nol 925, United Daughters of the Confederacy
Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Confederate
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