Clarksville Confederate Monument

	Clarksville Confederate Monument
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Location in Arkansas Location in United States
Location	Oakland Memorial Cemetery, W. of Montgomery Ave., Clarksville, Arkansas
Coordinates	35°28′4″N 93°28′39″W / 35.46778°N 93.47750°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1902
Architectural style	Classical Revival
MPS	Civil War Commemorative Sculpture MPS
NRHP reference No.	99000709
Added to NRHP	June 25, 1999

The Clarksville Confederate Monument is located in the south-central section of Oakland Cemetery in Clarksville, Arkansas. It is a white marble obelisk, 10 feet (3.0 m) in height, which is 21.5 inches (55 cm) square at its base. It is mounted on a limestone pedestal 2 feet (0.61 m) square and 22 inches (56 cm) in height. The lower portion of the obelisk is carved with an inscription commemorating the Confederate war dead, and its spire is adorned with a floral pattern. It was placed about 1902 by the local chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.^[2]

The inscription reads:

SACRED TO THE
MEMORY OF
OUR
CONFEDERATE
DEAD
1861-1865

The monument was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "NRHP nomination for Clarksville Confederate Monument" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-05-07.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[NRHP-2] "NRHP nomination for Clarksville Confederate Monument" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-05-07.

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