Confederate Memorial, Oakland Cemetery, Moberly, MO
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YoSam.
N 39° 25.107 W 092° 25.260
15S E 549840 N 4363374
In the NW corner is a Union Statue, in the SE corner is a Confederate statue, and in a circle in the middle - Lincoln's Statue.
Waymark Code: WM4N71
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 09/10/2008
Views: 12
County of Memorial: Randolph County.
Location of Memorial: E. Rollins St. & Fisk Ave. Rd., Oakland Cemetery, Moberly.
Monument Text:
Confederate Veterans Memorial
SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF
THE CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS
WHO FOUGHT TO DEFEND
THEIR HOMES
1861 - 1865
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IN MEMORY OF OUR HEROIC DEAD.
[4 small headstones on either side of statue are for confederate soldiers buried here.]Description of Statue:
A uniformed Confederate soldier stands facing south, grasping a rifle with both hands, the butt of the stock resting by his proper right foot. He wears a hat and a coat with a small cape. The sculpture rests on a limestone shaft adorned on the front with a relief of crossed sabers. The monument is flanked by the gravesites of eight people, including seven Confederate soldiers and one woman.