Van Buren Confederate Monument, War memorial statue at Crawford County Courthouse, Van Buren, United States
The Van Buren Confederate Monument sits on the courthouse lawn and displays Classical Revival design features with inscriptions related to regional battles. The structure documents fighters from Pea Ridge, Prairie Grove, and Wilson's Creek engagements.
The memorial was built in 1899 by the Mary Lee Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, first placed at Fairview Cemetery, then relocated to its current courthouse location in 1906.
The memorial honors fighters who participated in three regional battles and shows how communities have chosen to remember their local military past through public monuments on courthouse grounds.
The memorial can be viewed free of charge on the courthouse grounds and is accessible during daylight hours from the surrounding yard. Visitors should time their visit to coordinate with regular courthouse operating hours.
The memorial focuses specifically on three battles that occurred in the Arkansas region, making it a local record of engagements that held significance beyond state lines. This narrow focus provides insight into how people in the area chose to remember their military involvement.
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