Ft. Smith Confederate Monument

Ft. Smith Confederate Monument
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Location	Courthouse Lawn, near jct. of 6th St. and Rogers Ave., Ft. Smith, Arkansas
Coordinates	35°23′14″N 94°25′40″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1903 (1903)
Architectural style	Classical Revival
Part of	Sebastian County Courthouse-Ft. Smith City Hall (ID93000848)
MPS	Civil War Commemorative Sculpture MPS
NRHP reference No.	96000460
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	April 26, 1996
Designated CP	June 8, 1993

The Ft. Smith Confederate Monument stands on the grounds of the Sebastian County Courthouse at the junction of 6th and Rogers Streets in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The statue depicts a Confederate Army soldier, standing facing north, holding the upper stock of his rifle, which is grounded. The sculpture is 6 feet (1.8 m) in height, and is mounted on a square columnar pedestal over 30 feet (9.1 m) tall. The monument was placed in 1903 with funding raised by the local chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy. An earlier Confederate memorial, placed at Fort Smith National Cemetery, was destroyed by a tornado, and the federal government objected to the placement of this memorial there without alterations to also commemorate the Union dead. The city granted permission for its placement at its current location.

The monument was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Sebastian County, Arkansas