Ware County Confederate Monument - Phoenix Park - Waycross, GA
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Lat34North
N 31° 12.565 W 082° 21.578
17R E 370480 N 3453607
The Ware County Confederate Monument is located in Phoenix Park on Plant Ave. at Pendleton Street, Waycross, GA.
Waymark Code: WMA3X5
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 11/12/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Sprinterman
Views: 6

This statue was erected by the Francis S. Bartow Chapter U.D.C. and dedicated June 3, 1910 or Oct. 14, 1910.

The sculpture is of a Confederate soldier standing on the top column. He is in uniform and wears a wide brimmed hat. He holds his rifle in his right hand and it rest on his right shoulder. His bedroll is slung on his left shoulder and rest on his right hip. A canteen and knife hang around his waist on his left side, and a small bag hangs on his right side.

Text

On the front:

ERECTED BY THE FRANCIS S. BARTOW CHAPTER U.D.C. TO THE CONFEDERATE VETERANS.

On left side:

ETERNAL RIGHT THOUGH ALL THINGS FAIL, CAN NEVER BE MADE WRONG.
"MANY OF WHOM GAVE ALL, AND ALL OF WHOM GAVE MUCH."

On right side:

THE IMPARTIAL ENLIGHTENED VERDICT OF MANKIND WILL VINDICATE THE RECTITUDE OF OUR CONDUCT, AND HE WHO KNOWS THE HEARTS OF MEN, WILL JUDGE THE SINCERITY WITH WHICH WE HAVE LABORED TO PRESERVE THE GOVERNMENT OF OUR FATHERS IN ITS SPIRIT.
JEFFERSON DAVIS

On the back:

1861-1865 CONFEDERATE DEAD
CSA
Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: Francis S. Bartow Chapter U.D.C.

Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Confederate

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Date Installed or Dedicated: Not listed

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