Markers and Monuments, Newport, Arkansas - Confederate Monument, May, 1960 [View 1] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. 1960.

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Deane, Ernie. Markers and Monuments, Newport, Arkansas - Confederate Monument, May, 1960 [View 1] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer].

Markers and Monuments, Newport, Arkansas - Confederate Monument, May, 1960 [View 1] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. 1960.

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Negative taken for May 19, 1960, Arkansas Gazette article "Graves of Unknown Civil War Dead Need Care," B1:2. On one of the corners of the Jackson County Court House is a Confederate Soldier monument for Civil War dead. Atop the monument stands a Confederate soldier. The monument is located in Newport, Jackson County, Arkansas. It reads partially, "The Jackson Guards were organized in Jacksonport, Jackson County, Arkansas, by Capt. A.C. Pickett, a prominent lawyer of Jacksonport Sunday Morning, May 5th, 1961. The company was marched to the Presbyterian Church and there presented with a beautiful silk flag made by the fair ladies of Jacksonport. The presentation speech was made by Miss Pauline Hudson and Miss Fannie Board. The speech of acceptance was made by Private S.S. Gause, of the company. They were then marched to the steamboat, Mary Patterson, and with Capt. Morg. Bateman, the owner and commander, they took passage for Memphis, Tenn. And from there went to Richmond, Va. their destination at that time. The original muster roll of Co. "G", First Ark. Reg. Inf. Or Jackson Guards. Col. James F. Fagan's Regiment. Gen. Lucus [sic] Polk's and O.C. Govan's Brigades. Gen. Cleburne's Division. Hardee Corps, Army of Tennessee. First officers, elected May 5th, 1861. Capt. A.C. Pickett, in 1862 Col. Of Stern's Reg. 1st Lieut., L.C. Gause, in 1862 Col. Of 32nd Ark. Reg. 2nd Lieut., L.L. Moore Honorably discharged. 3rd Lieut., George Paine, honorably discharged in 1862. 1861-1865."

1 negative : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm. (2 x 2 in.)

Arkansas History Commission