Confederate War Memorial, memorial to Confederate soldiers in Cape Girardeau, Missouri
The Confederate War Memorial was a stone monument about 65 feet tall made primarily of granite and marble with a soldier figure at its top. Around the base stood sculptures of four generals and the Confederate president, surrounded by inscriptions honoring different military groups.
The monument was built in 1896 and dedicated in 1897 to honor Texans who fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War. After decades of the monument standing in the city, it was removed and stored in 2020 following nationwide protests over racial justice.
The memorial served as a gathering place where people came to remember and honor those they believed had fought for their cause. The inscriptions and sculptures around the base reflected different military groups and their roles during the conflict.
The memorial originally stood in Sullivan Park near downtown Dallas but was moved to Pioneer Park Cemetery in 1961. Visitors should note that the monument itself is no longer on display, as it was removed and placed in storage in 2020.
The monument included a bust of William Lewis Cabell, a Confederate general and former Dallas mayor whose grandson later became mayor during President Kennedy's assassination. This family connection shows how the memorial tied local history to broader national events.
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