Fort Mill Confederate Memorial - Fort Mill, SC - American Civil War Monuments and Memorials on Waymarking.com

The Fort Hill Confederate Memorial is located in Confederate Park at 183 Main St, Fort Mill, SC 29715. The small park has additional monuments: One is dedicated to “faithful” slaves loyal to the Confederacy, another to the soldiers of the Confederacy, the third, to the women of the Confederacy and last, to the Catawba Indians who served in the Confederate Army.

The Confederate Memorial is listed on the Smithsonian Institution Research Information System website as "Defenders of State Sovereignty". It is described there as "Figure of Civil War soldier standing at rest on top of a stepped base. He wears a uniform consisting of a long coat, a short cape fastened at the top, and a hat. Both hands hold the tip of a sword. The handle of the sword rests next to his proper right foot. Front center of base has relief of palmetto tree in an oval."

The inscriptions on the monument read:

Side 1: 1860
Dum Spiro Spero
Spes Animis Opibuscue Parati
1891
Defenders of
State Sovereignty.
Side 2: 1865
The warrior's banner takes its flight
to greet the warrior's soul.

Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: People of Fort Mill Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Confederate Rating (1-5): Related Website: [Web Link] Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes Date Installed or Dedicated: Not listed

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