Van Buren Confederate Monument - Van Buren, AR
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member linkys
N 35° 26.051 W 094° 21.344
15S E 376939 N 3922038
Statue of a Confederate soldier located in front of the Crawford County Courthouse.
Waymark Code: WMF2MC
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 08/12/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member scrambler390
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Originally placed within Fairview Cemetery by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1899, the memorial was moved to its present location in 1906 at the request of the Sons of the Confederacy. It is of a Confederate infantryman, rifle in one hand, the other hand shading his eyes, while looking out into the distance.

The various inscriptions on the base read:

1899
FURLED BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
1861 C.S.A. 1865.
ERECTED BY THE
MARY LEE CHAPTER
UNITED DAUGHTERS
OF THE
CONFEDERACY

BATTLES
OAK HILL
AUG. 10, 1861.
ELK HORN
MARCH 6 TO 8, 1862.
PRAIRIE GROVE
DEC. 7, 1862.
CAPT. S. CHURCHILL CLARKE
MISSOURI BATTERY NO. 2
KILLED AT ELK HORN./MARCH 6, 1862,
AGED 20 YEARS.

THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA: 22 FEBRUARY 1862
DEO VINDICE
HE WINS THE MOST WHO HONOUR SAVES
SUCCESS IS NOT THE TEST. RYAN.
FATE DENIED THEM VICTORY, BUT
CROWNED THEM WITH GLORIOUS IMMORTALITY.

TO OUR
BELOVED
CONFEDERATE
DEAD.
ARKANSAS TEXAS
LOUISIANA
MISSOURI
INDIAN TERRITORY

Street address:
300 Main St
Van Buren, Arkansas USA


County / Borough / Parish: Crawford

Year listed: 1996

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event

Periods of significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Historic function: Recreation And Culture

Current function: Recreation And Culture

Privately owned?: no

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Season start / Season finish: Not listed

Hours of operation: Not listed

Secondary Website 1: Not listed

Secondary Website 2: Not listed

National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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