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Monuments

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Courthouse monuments

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Pickens County War Memorial in Carrollton, Alabama with dedications to men and women of the Confederacy, the Spanish-American War, and World War I. LCCN2010640110
Detail of Jasper Confederate Monument with cavalryman, infantryman, and a Confederate flag made of flowers. Jasper, Alabama. LCCN2010640149
Raphael Semmes monument in Mobile, Alabama by sculptor Caspar Buberl
Confederate Memorial Monument in Montgomery, Alabama by sculptor Alexander Doyle
Jackson County Court House, Birmingham, 1932[clarification needed][1]
  1. Ashville: Confederate Soldiers of Ashville Monument, St. Clair County Courthouse, erected in 1923 by UDC, Ashville Chapter.[2]
  2. Athens: Confederate Soldiers Memorial, Limestone County Courthouse, erected in 1922, by UCV and UDC.[3]
  3. Butler: Confederate Monument, Choctaw County Courthouse, erected in 1936 by UDC, Choctaw Ruffin Dragoon Chapter.[4]
  4. Carrollton: Confederate War Memorial, Pickens County Courthouse, erected in 1927.[5]
  5. Centre: Confederate Memorial, Cherokee County Courthouse, dedicated in 1988 by SCV, Emma Sansom Camp No. 27.[6]
  6. Centreville: Confederate Monument, Bibb County Courthouse, erected in 1910 by UDC, Leonard Calloway Pratt Chapter No. 1056.[7] "These were men who by the simple manhood of their lives, by their strict adherence to the principles of right, by their sublime courage and unspeakable sacrifices, even to the heroism of death, have preserved for us through the gloom of defeat a priceless heritage of honor."[8]
  7. Decatur: Confederate Monument, near Morgan County Courthouse, erected in 1922 by UDC, Joe Wheeler Chapter No. 291.[9]
  8. Fayette: Confederate Monument, Fayette County Courthouse, erected in 1929 by UDC, Fayette Chapter.[10]
  9. Florence: Confederate Monument, Lauderdale County Courthouse, erected in 1903, Ladies Memorial Association.[11]
  10. Greensboro: Confederate Monument, Hale County Courthouse, erected in 1904, Ladies Memorial Association of Greensboro.
  11. Huntsville: Confederate Veterans Memorial, Madison County Courthouse, erected in 1905 by UDC.[12]
  12. Jasper: Confederate Monument, Walker County Courthouse, erected in 1907, Jasper County Chapter 925 by UDC.[13]
  13. Livingston: Confederate Monument, Sumter County Courthouse, erected in 1908 by UDC, Sumter Chapter.[14]
  14. Moulton: Confederate Monument, Lawrence County Courthouse, placed in 2006 by SCV, Lt. J. K. McBride Camp No. 241 and the Alabama Division.[15]
  15. Tuscumbia: Confederate Veterans Monument, Colbert County Courthouse, erected in 1911 by UDC, Tuscumbia Chapter.[16]
  16. Tuskegee: Tuskegee Confederate Monument, Town Square, erected in 1906 by UDC of Macon County, Alabama.[17]

Other public monuments

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  1. Anniston: Major John Pelham Monument, Quintard Avenue, erected in 1905 through the efforts of Clarence J. Owens, president of Anniston College for Young Ladies.[18]
  2. Athens: Limestone County Confederate Soldiers Memorial, Athens City Cemetery, erected in 1909 by UDC, Joseph E. Johnston Chapter
  3. Birmingham: Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Linn Park, completed in 1905 by UDC, Pelham Chapter No. 67.[3] In August 2017 Birmingham Mayor William A. Bell ordered the monument covered in plastic and surrounded by plywood, acknowledging state law prohibits removing it, but arguing the law does not prohibit covering it up. He said: "This country should in no way tolerate the hatred that the KKK, neo-Nazis, fascists and other hate groups spew. The God I know doesn't put one race over another." The Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall sued the Mayor and the City over the action.[19][20]
  4. Demopolis: Confederate Monument (1910). It was destroyed on July 16, 2016 when a policeman accidentally crashed his patrol car into the monument. The statue fell from its pedestal and was heavily damaged. In 2017, the Demopolis city council voted 3–2 to move the damaged Confederate statue to a local museum and to install a new obelisk memorial that honors both the Union and the Confederate soldiers.[21][21][22]
  5. Demopolis: Breastworks Confederate Memorial (1941)
  6. Eufaula: Confederate Monument, erected in 1905 by UDC, Barbour County Chapter.[23]
  7. Fort Payne: Confederate Monument, erected in 1913, by UDC and SCV of DeKalb County, Alabama.[24]
  8. Gadsden: Emma Sansom and Nathan Bedford Forrest Monument, unveiled in 1907 by UDC, Gadsden Chapter.[25]
  9. Gadsden: Turkey Town Monument, dedicated in 1992 by SCV, Turkey Town Valley Camp #1512.[26]
  10. Greenville: Butler County Confederate Memorial, "Our Confederate Dead", at Confederate Park, erected in 1903 by UDC of Butler County, Alabama, Father Ryan Chapter.[27]
  11. Hamilton: Confederate Veterans Bicentennial Memorial (1977)
  12. Hayneville: Soldiers of Lowndes County Who Died in Service, Hayneville Town Square.
  13. Headland: Henry County Confederate Memorial, erected in 1936 by UDC, Headland Chapter No. 1673.[28]
  14. Jacksonville: Confederate Monument, Jacksonville Town Square (1909).[29]
  15. Lowndesboro: Our Confederate Soldiers Monument, erected in 1929, by the Lowndesboro Chapter of UDC of Lowndes County, Alabama
  16. Midway: Town of Midway Marker (2010)
  17. Millbrook: Robinson Springs Camp Confederate Monument, erected in 1913, by UCV Camp No. 396, Elmore County, Alabama.[30]
  18. Mobile: Statue of Admiral Raphael Semmes, on Government Street near the Bankhead Tunnel, dedicated in 1900 by SCV, Raphael Semmes Camp 11.[31]
  19. Mobile: 10” Rifled Sea Coast Columbiad, Government Street, placed 2004 by SCV, Admiral Raphael Semmes Camp No. 11.[32]
  20. Montgomery: Confederate Memorial Monument, also known as the "Monument to Confederate Soldiers and Sailors", on the grounds of the Alabama State Capitol, completed in 1898.[33]
  21. Montgomery: Dexter Avenue Monument (1942)
  22. Montgomery: Jefferson Davis Presidential Star, Alabama State Capitol Steps, placed in 1897 by UDC, Sophie Bibb Chapter.[34]
  23. Montgomery: Jefferson Davis statue, on the grounds of the Alabama State Capitol, erected in 1940 by UDC.[35]
  24. Montgomery: John Allan Wyeth – M.D., L.L.D. Marker 
  25. Montgomery: Robert E. Lee statue, Robert E. Lee High School, dedicated in 1908, moved in 1960.[36]
  26. Opelika: Confederate Monument, erected in 1911 by UDC, Robert E. Lee Chapter.[37]
  27. Ozark: Dale County Confederate Soldiers Monument, erected in 1910, Stonewall Jackson Chapter by UDC No. 667 of Dale County, Alabama
  28. Prattville: Confederate Monument, City Hall Square, erected in 1908 by UDC.[38]
  29. Prattville: Prattville Dragoons Memorial Monument (SCV) (2002)
  30. Rogersville: CSA Gen. Joseph Wheeler Monument, Joe Wheeler State Park, erected in 2006 by SCV, Freeman's Battery Forrest's Artillery Camp No. 1939.[39]
  31. Selma: Edmund Pettus Bridge; (built 1940, carries US Route 80) is named for the Confederate General and Alabama Grand Dragon of the KKK. Ironically, this bridge is now famous as the site of "Bloody Sunday" March 7, 1965, when, led by Martin Luther King, Jr., "some 600 civil rights marchers headed east out of Selma... They got only as far as the Edmund Pettus Bridge six blocks away, where state and local lawmen attacked them with billy clubs and tear gas and drove them back into Selma."[40]
  32. Selma: Defense of Selma Memorial, erected in 1907 by UDC.[38][41]
  33. Selma Memorial boulder marking The Selma Ordnance and Naval Foundry "destroyed by the Federals 1865" placed "...in honor of the memory of hundreds of faithful men who made these great works a base for war material for the entire Confederate Army and Navy." Erected 1917 Alabama Division United Daughters of Confederacy.[42]
  34. Selma: "Arsenal Place" memorial (1931) marking the site of the Confederate ordnance works "destroyed by the Union Army April 6, 1865".
  35. Selma: A memorial arch on the grounds of the Federal Building / U.S. Courthouse honors Confederate Generals and Senators John Tyler Morgan and Edmund Pettus, who were instrumental in securing Federal appropriations for the State.
  36. Selma: Old Live Oak Cemetery a Selma city-owned property incorporates various features including:
  37. Jefferson Davis Memorial Chair – an inscribed stone chair
  38. Confederate Memorial Circle, dedicated in 1878, Confederate Memorial Association.[38]
  39. Nathon Bedford Forrest Bust Monument (2000) Built partly with city funds, sponsored by Friends of Forrest and UDC.[43] The bust of Forrest was allegedly stolen sometime later. The base is inscribed in part "defender of Selma, wizard of the saddle, untutored genius, the first with the most."[44](Images all sides)[45]
  40. A Confederate Soldier Monument (pre-1881) with cannons protecting it
  41. Graves and memorials to four CSA generals, John Tyler Morgan, Edmund Winston Pettus, Nathaniel H. R. Dawson, William J. Hardee and Confederate Navy Commander Catesby ap Roger Jones
  42. A building historically used for concerts and Confederate Memorial Day celebrations
  43. Elodie Todd Dawson Monument (sister-in-law to President Lincoln, strong advocate for the Confederacy)[46]
  44. Troy: "Comrades" Confederate Monument; erected in 1908, Pike Monumental Association, UCV, and UDC of Pike County, Alabama.[47]
  45. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Civil War Memorial, South entrance of Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library, erected in 1914 by UDC, Alabama Division.[48]

Private monuments

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Mesopotamia Cemetery, Eutaw, Alabama
  1. Auburn: Auburn Guard Monument, Pine Hill Cemetery, dedicated in 1893, Ladies Memorial Association, forerunner of UDC.[3]
  2. Brantley: Unknown Alabama Confederate Soldiers, a new Confederate monument, was installed in Confederate Veterans Memorial Park in Brantley two weeks after the Rally the Right rally in August 2017. The park is privately owned.[49][50]
  3. Birmingham: Confederate Monument, Elmwood Cemetery, dedicated in 1906, UCV, Camp Hardee.[3]
  4. Boligee: Confederate Monument, Bethsalem Cemetery, unveiled in 1896, Ladies Memorial Association.[51]
  5. Camden: Confederate Monument, erected in 1880, Ladies Memorial and Wilcox Monumental Associations, Wilcox County, Alabama.[51]
  6. Eutaw: Confederate monument in Mesopotamia Cemetery.
  7. Gainesville: Confederate Dead Monument, Gainesville Cemetery, erected in 1876, Ladies Memorial Association of Gainesville.[51]
  8. Gainsville: Forrest Confederate Monument, erected in 1923 by UDC.[52]
  9. Jacksonville: The Gallant Pelham Statue, Jacksonville City Cemetery, erected in 1905 by UDC, John H. Forney Chapter.[29]
  10. Mobile: Confederate Rest and Monument, Magnolia Cemetery, erected in 1874.[53]
  11. Tuscaloosa: Confederate Monument, Greenwood Cemetery, erected in 1880 by the Ladies Memorial Association.[54]
  12. Union Springs: Confederate Monument, Old City Cemetery (The Confederate Cemetery), dedicated in 1895, Ladies Memorial Association.[55]
  1. ^ White, Marjorie Longenecker, Richard W. Sprague, G. Gray Plosser Jr. Editors, Downtown Birmingham” Architectural and Historical Walking Tour Guide, Birmingham Historical Society, The First National Bank of Birmingham, 1980 p. 9
  2. ^ "Confederate Soldiers Monument, Ashville, Alabama". Civilwaralbum.com. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d Davis, Michael. In Remembrance: Confederate Funerary Monuments in Alabama and Resistance to Reconciliation, 1884–1923. Master's thesis, Auburn University. Accessed August 15, 2017.
  4. ^ "The Choctaw County Courthouse". Rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
  5. ^ "Things to Do – Pickens County Alabama". Pickenscountyal.com. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
  6. ^ Confederate Veterans Memorial – Centre, AL Waymarking.com. Accessed August 18, 2017.
  7. ^ "National Register of Historic Places, Centreville Historic District, registration form" (PDF).
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  9. ^ "Confederate Memorial Monument – Decatur, AL – American Civil War Monuments and Memorials". Waymarking. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
  10. ^ Moore, Ellis O. Francis Moore: A Musician's Life. Xlibris, 2007, p. 303.
  11. ^ "History & Race in Florence". Projectsaysomething.org. June 17, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
  12. ^ Gattis, Paul (May 16, 2017). "Remove Confederate monument in Huntsville, petition says". AL.com. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  13. ^ Shumate, Joyce Nunn. The Confederate monument in Jasper, Alabama on the national register of historic places. Accessed August 15, 2017.
  14. ^ Confederate Monument. Our Southern Home (May 6, 1908). Accessed August 16, 2017.
  15. ^ Lawrence County Confederate Veterans Memorial – Moulton, AL. Waymarking.com. Accessed August 18, 2017.
  16. ^ Colbert County Confederate Veterans Memorial – Tuscumbia, AL Waymarking.com Accessed August 16, 2017.
  17. ^ Macon County Confederate Memorial – Tuskegee, Alabama. Waymarking.com. Accessed August 16, 2017.
  18. ^ Major John Pelham – Anniston, AL Waymarking.com.]] Accessed August 18, 2017.
  19. ^ Suerth, Jessica (August 17, 2017). "Confederate statues and memorials to be removed across US". CNN. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  20. ^ Almond, Mark (July 2, 2015). A close-up look at Birmingham's embattled Confederate monument. Al.com. Accessed August 15, 2017.
  21. ^ a b Edgemon, Erin (July 16, 2016). "Alabama police officer crashes into Confederate Monument while on patrol". AL.com. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  22. ^ Montgomery, David (August 6, 2017). "A car crash topples a Confederate statue – and forces a Southern town to confront its past". The Week. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  23. ^ Johnston, Patrick (June 11, 2010). "Confederate monument needs to be moved". The Eufaula Tribune. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  24. ^ Graham, Kelsey (August 2, 2013). Fort Payne celebrates Confederate Monument. Times Free Press. Accessed August 15, 2017.
  25. ^ Crownover, Danny (April 1, 2016). The Vagabond – 109 Years Ago Unveiling of the Emma Sansom Statue. Gadsden Messenger. Accessed August 15, 2017.
  26. ^ Crownover, Danny (June 27, 2014). The Vagabond: A decision in Gadsden. Gadsden Messenger. Accessed August 16, 2017.
  27. ^ Historic Downtown Greenville, Alabama. Brochure. Greenville-alabama.com. Accessed August 16, 2017.
  28. ^ Henry County Confederate Memorial. Hmdb.org Accessed August 16, 2017.
  29. ^ a b Tutor, Phillip (January 17, 2016). Throughout the South, memorials with difficult histories pose vexing problems. Anniston Star. Accessed August 16, 2017.
  30. ^ North American Preservation of Monuments. Alabama. Napom.org. Accessed August 16, 2017.
  31. ^ Sons of Confederate Veterans: Raphael Semmes Camp 11. Statue of Admiral Semmes Overlooking Bankhead Tunnel in Downtown Mobile. Scvsemmes.org. Accessed August 16, 2017.
  32. ^ Historical Marker Database. 10” Rifled Sea Coast Columbiad. Hmdb.org. Accessed August 18, 2017.
  33. ^ Alabama Confederate Monument. Archived March 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Conservation Solutions Inc., accessed April 24, 2010
  34. ^ Jefferson Davis Star-Montgomery, Alabama. Waymarking.com. Accessed August 16, 2017.
  35. ^ Jefferson Davis – Montgomery, Alabama. Waymarking.com. Accessed August 16, 2017.
  36. ^ King, Carole A. and Karren Pell. Montgomery. Arcadia: 2011, p. 90.
  37. ^ "Monument at Opelika, Ala." Confederate Veteran 19, no. 5 (May 1911): 250-251.
  38. ^ a b c "Committee Work of Confederation: Complete Record of Monuments and Memorials." Bulletin (Sons of Confederate Veterans) 1, no. 6 (June 1910): 180.
  39. ^ Historical Marker Database. General Joseph Wheeler. Hmdb.com Accessed August 18, 2017.
  40. ^ Finch, Ginny. "We Shall Overcome – Selma-to-Montgomery March". Nps.gov.
  41. ^ "Defense of Selma Memorial Historical Marker". hmdb.org. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
  42. ^ "Selma Navy Yard and Ordnance Works Marker – Historic Markers Across Alabama". www.lat34north.com. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
  43. ^ Evans, Daniel (May 23, 2015). "Forrest bust back at Old Live Oak." Selma-Times Journal. Accessed August 16, 2017.
  44. ^ Teague, Matthew (March 6, 2015). "Selma, 50 years after march, remains a city divided". Retrieved August 30, 2017 – via LA Times.
  45. ^ "Live Oak Cemetery, Selma, Alabama". www.civilwaralbum.com. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  46. ^ Elodie Todd Dawson Monument in Selma’s Old Live Oak Cemetery. Ruralswalabama.org. Accessed August 16, 2017.
  47. ^ Historical Marker Database. Confederate Memorial. Hmdb.org Accessed August 16, 2017.
  48. ^ Latitude 34 North. Historic Markers Across Alabama. Lat34north.com Accessed August 16, 2017.
  49. ^ Johnson, Alex (August 28, 2017). "A New Confederate Monument Goes Up in Alabama". NBC News. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  50. ^ Okeowo, Alexis (2017-08-29). "Witnessing a Rally for a Brand-New Confederate Monument". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2017-08-30. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  51. ^ a b c Confederated Southern Memorial Association, History of the Confederated Memorial Associations of the South (New Orleans: Graham Press, 1904), pp. 48–49.
  52. ^ Almond, Mark (July 2, 2015). "A close-up look at Birmingham's embattled Confederate monument". AL.com. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  53. ^ "Confederate Rest". Admiral Raphael Semmes Camp #11.
  54. ^ "Chapter History". Amelia Gayle Gorgas Chapter 2117
            United Daughters of the Confederacy    . Retrieved August 19, 2017.
  55. ^ Rogers, Lindsey (May 15, 2015). Union Springs looks to put Confederate flag controversy to rest. Wsfa.com. Accessed August 16, 2017.
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