Confederate Memorial |
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Dallas, Texas, U.S.A. |
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Statue of General Albert Sidney Johnston, RoTA, USA, CSA (1803-1862). General Johnston served in the Republic of Texas Army, the United States Army and the Confederate States of America Army. He fought in the Black Hawk War, the Texas War of Independence, the Mexican-American War, the Utah War and the War Between the States. He was killed in action at the Battle of Shiloh on April 6, 1862. |
Close-up of General Albert S. Johnston. |
The dedication plaque. |
View of the front (south) of the Confederate Memorial. The main plaque reads "The brazen lips of Southern cannon thundered an unanswered anthem to the God of Battle." |
The east side of the memorial is dedicated to the Confederate Infantryman. The plaque reads "Confederate infantry drove bayonets through columns that never before reeled to the shock of battle." |
The west side of the memorial is dedicated to the Confederate Calvarymen The plaque reads "The Confederate sabreur kissed his blade homeward riding on into the mouth of hell." |
The north side of the memorial is dedicated to the Confederate seaman. The plaque reads "It was given the genius and valor of Confederate seamen to revolutionize naval warfare over the earth." |
Below the naval dedication is another plaque dedicated to the mothers and wives of Confederate servicemen. The plaque reads
"This stone shall crumble into dust ere the deathless devotion of Southern women be forgotten." |
(All photos © 2017 Michael W. Pocock and MaritimeQuest all rights reserved |
Page published Aug. 22, 2017
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