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 Confederate Monument, Dyersburg, TN Posted by:  YoSam.
N 36° 01.962 W 089° 23.160
16S E 285025 N 3990209
Heavy construction going on all around the statue, in fact, the entire courthouse lawn.
Waymark Code: WMACJ8
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 12/26/2010
Views: 7
County of Monument: Dyer County
Location of Monument: Main St. (US-51/TN-211) & Court St., courthouse lawn, Dyersburg
Text shown on base:
To the Memory of the Faithful
Confederate Soldiers of Dyer County
Number of battles fought by them
CONFEDERATE
Parkers Cross Roads -- Selma,
Dibrel's Cross Roads -- Atlanta,
Brice's Cross Roads -- Rasaga.
Jonesboro -- Franklin
Nashville -- Fort Pillow.
Murpreesboro
Chickamauga -- Missionary Ridge
Belmont. -- Richmond
Peach Tree Creek -- Bentonville
TITLE: Confederate Monument,
ARTIST(S): Unknown
DATE: April 6, 1905
MEDIUM: Stone on stone and concrete base
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS TN000242
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Main St. (US-51/TN-211) & Court St.,
courthouse lawn,
Dyersburg
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
Some text mis-placed or missing.
(North Face-Front) - correct
(east Face) - should read:
PARKERS CROSS ROADS -- SELMA.
DEBREL'S CROSS ROADS -- ATLANTA.
BRICE'S CROSS ROADS -- RASAGA.
south face) should read:
JONESBORO -- FRANKLIN
NASHVILLE -- FORT PILLOW
MURPRESSBORO
(west face) should read:
CHICKAMAUGA -- MISSIONARY RIDGE.
BELMONT -- RICHMOND
PEACH TREE CREEK -- BENTONVILLE
ALSO AROUND THE BASE OF THE STATUE THIN STONE above the image on the base reads:
(north) - SHILOH, (west) - PERRYVILLE, (east) - KENNESAW, (south) - HARRISBURG.
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