 Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp Flagpole - Batesville, Ar.
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This flagpole and dedication monument is located on the northeast lawn of the Independence Courthouse - 192 E Main Street in Batesville, Ar.
Waymark Code: WMNW9T
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 05/10/2015
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This Memorial consists of a 30 foot flagpole and a concrete dedication monument that has the Sons of Confederate Veterans Seal at the top and the dedication plaque in the middle. The text of the plaque reads:
Flag Pole
Dedicated by
SCV Camp #286
Pvt. Job S. Neill
June 2004
The Camp is named after the Private, so this flagpole would be dedicated to all of the Confederate Veterans in the area. The flag being flown is the "Hardee" flag - a blue flag with a white circle in the center.
The Hardee pattern battle flag was designed by Gen. Simon Buckner who led a division under Gen. William Hardee. According to an anonymous soldier under Buckner’s command, Buckner’s wife made flags that had "no artistic taste about it, but which could not be mistaken." The Hardee pattern battle flag was issued to units beginning in November 1861. It featured a blue field with a white border enclosing a full moon.
- Museum of the Confederacy website
Job S. Neill was part of the 1st Arkansas Mounted Rifles, Company K, and was killed at the Battle of Wilson's Creek, near Springfield, Mo. on August 10, 1861. He is buried in Oaklawn Cemetery in Batesville, Ar. Further information on the 1st Arkansas Rifles and Job S. Neill can be found on the following websites:
- Find a grave for Job S. Neill
- Job Neill letters from couchgenweb.com
- First Arkansas Rifles from Wikipedia
Date Installed or Dedicated: 06/01/2004
 Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: SCV Camp #286
 Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Confederate
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