Captain Seth Roberts Field Monument - Mansfield, LA
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kwashnak
N 32° 00.650 W 093° 39.983
15S E 437062 N 3541830
Monument to Captain Seth Robert Field who fell at the Battle of Mansfield. Located on the lawn of the battlefield park outside Mansfield, LA, near the entrance driveway along with other monuments to the fallen at the park.
Waymark Code: WMP1TE
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 06/12/2015
Views: 2
Simple Doric column on a pedestal commemorates Captain Seth Robert Field who fell at the Battle of Mansfield, part of the Red River Campaign in 1864.
Base inscription:
Front: (Northwest Face)
Captain Seth Robert Field Fell at Battle of Mansfield, April 8, 1864
Aged 29
Member Crescent Regiment of N.O.
Back:
Greater Love Hath No Man Than This.
That a Man Lay Down His Life for his Friends - Or His Flag.
A Gentleman - Sans Peur Et Sans Reproche
(trans. Without Fear And Without Reproach)
Side:
The Sixth and Last Man Killed Raising the Tattered Flag of the Confederacy.
Side:
Lest We Forget
Website pertaining to the memorial: [Web Link]
List if there are any visiting hours:
Park is open 9-5, Tuesday - Saturday. The monument is on the lawn right inside the driveway and available at all times.
Entrance fees (if it applies): $4
Type of memorial: Monument
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