In Monticello, Arkansas, within Drew County, stands the Monticello Confederate Monument. Dedicated in 1915, the memorial honors the Confederate soldiers of Drew County who served during the American Civil War. The monument was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
The main sculpture is made of marble and depicts a uniformed Confederate soldier carrying a blanket roll and wearing a scabbard. The soldier stands with both hands on a rifle, with the butt end of the rifle on the ground. The sculpture measures 6 feet tall and about 20 inches square, and it stands on a marble base 20 feet high.
The monument features various inscriptions on its sides. The east side reads CSA / TO THE / CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS / OF DREW COUNTY / 1861 - 1865. The north side is inscribed as ERECTED BY THE / W. F. SLEMONS CHAPTER / U. D. C. / 1914. The south side, beneath a furled flag, bears a quote by Father Ryan: FURL THAT BANNER! TRUE, / 'TIS GORY / YET, 'TIS WREATHED AROUND / WITH GLORY, / AND WILL LIVE IN SONG / AND STORY, / THOUGH IT'S FOLDS ARE IN THE DUST. The west side, beneath crossed sabers, reads LEST / WE / FORGET.
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