Camden Confederate Monument, Civil War memorial at Ouachita County Courthouse, Camden, United States.
The Camden Confederate Monument, also called the Confederate Women's Memorial, stands on the grounds of the Ouachita County Courthouse in Camden, Arkansas. Its Italian marble figure, 5 feet tall with feet together, clutches a flagpole and is mounted on a block of North Carolina granite beside a 28-foot obelisk inscribed on three sides.
The monument was erected in 1914 by local chapters of the United Confederate Veterans and the United Daughters of the Confederacy. These organizations sought to honor women's roles during the American Civil War.
The memorial is also called the Confederate Women's Memorial, and its obelisk is inscribed on three sides: one praises the valor of women in the Confederate cause, the others name the organizations that paid for the construction. The 1914 project was financed by the local chapters of the United Confederate Veterans and the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
The memorial is located at the intersection of Harrison Street and Scott Alley adjacent to the courthouse. The site is easy to reach on foot and clearly visible from the street.
The 5-foot Italian marble figure rests on a North Carolina granite block beside a 28-foot obelisk, whose three inscribed faces name the United Confederate Veterans and United Daughters of Confederacy chapters that paid for the 1914 memorial. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
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