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Confederate Monument in Eufaula
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Source: Confederate Veteran, Vol.
XIII (XII??), January 1905 (1906?),
No. 1, page 12
Confederate Monument at Eufaula, Ala.
November 24 was a red-letter day for the good people of Barbour County,
Ala.
and especially the Barbour County Chapter of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy, for it was the consummation of a labor of love in which those
noble and patriotic women have been engaged since 1897 - the dedication of
a
monument to the Confederate soldiers and seamen of Barbour County, Ala.
The shaft is of Georgia granite, beautifully polished so as to produce two
shades of gray, and is thirty-five feet high. On top of this,
exquisitely
carved in Italian marble, is the statue of a private Confederate soldier,
with his accouterments, standing "at rest". The
monument complete cost
$3,000.
Ten thousand people assembled in the little town to witness the
interesting
ceremonies of unveiling the monument. The procession formed at the
courthouse and marched out to the grounds. The Eufaula Rifles,
headed by a
brass band, led, followed by veterans, sons, and grandson, floats filled
with beautiful young girls, representing the different Southern States,
and
behind these carriages with old veterans too feeble to walk, distinguished
visitors, officers, and speakers. Arriving at the monument, the
ceremonies
were opened with prayer by Rev. E. L. Hill; then the reading of the list
of
officers and men of the First Alabama Regiment, a list of companies from
Barbour County, and the roll of the Eufaula Companies. The Eufaula
Rifles
fired a salute, and Misses Mary Merrill and Ida Pruden drew the cords
whereby the splendid, beautiful monument stood a feast for all eyes.
The presentation of the monument to the city, in the name of the Barbour
County Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, was made by
Miss
Mary Clayton, the organizer of the Chapter and a daughter of Gen. H. D.
Clayton. The Mayor, George H. Dent, responded in behalf of the city.
Hon.
B.H. Screws, the orator of the day, made a beautiful address, after which
tributes of evergreen wreaths were placed around the base of the monument
by
the Robert E. Lee Chapter of Children of the Confederacy. Rev. E. L.
Hill
pronounced the benediction. Many groups lingered around in
admiration of
the beautiful monument, and more than one old veteran was heard to say
that
it was as much a monument to their loving loyalty to the memory of the
Confederacy as it was to the courage and devotion of their old comrades.
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