Confederate Memorial - Clarksville, TX
N 33° 36.681 W 095° 03.012
15S E 309795 N 3720949
A Confederate memorial stands on the Clarksville town square in Clarksville, TX.
Waymark Code: WMN8C5
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/18/2015
Views: 10
The town square is in the block formed by Walnut, Locust, Broadway, and Main Streets, and this was the site of the previous courthouse.
A Confederate soldier stands about ten feet tall upon a base that is about twenty feet tall. He has a mustache, and is dressed in a knee-length coat with a high collar, and a cape. He holds his rifle by his side near the top of the barrel, the butt resting on the ground, and his other hand is on his waist. At the top of the base pedestal is the CSA monogram, with a Confederate battle flag and "In Memory of Our Confederate Soldiers" below it. On the base is "1861-1865" and "Confederate." On the reverse of the pedestal is a metal plate, with the following inscription:
In Memoriam
John C. Burks, Camp
No. 656
United Confederate Veterans
1890-1937
Date Installed or Dedicated: 01/01/1912
Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: United Confederate Veterans
Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Confederate
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