Inscription
Nash County Confederate Soldiers Monument
Front, base of column: C.S.A.Front, to the left of the rifles: TO THE / CONFEDERATE / SOLDIERS OF / NASH COUNTY / WHO IN 1861 IN / OBEDIENCE TO THE / SUMMONS OF THEIR / STATE FREELY OFFERED / THEIR LIVES, / THEIR / FORTUNES, / AND THEIR / SACRED HONOR / ON BEHALF OF / THE CAUSE OF /
Front, to the right of the rifles: CONSTITUTIONAL / LIBERTY AND SELF / GOVERNMENT / AND THROUGH FOUR / YEARS OF WAR / SO BORE THEMSELVES / IN VICTORY AND DEFEAT / AS TO WIN THE / PLAUDITS OF THE WORLD / AND SET AND EXAMPLE OF / EXALTED AND UNSEEN / PATRIOTISM WHICH WILL / EVER BE AN UNFAILING / INSPIRATION TO ALL / FUTURE GENERATIONS OF / AMERICAN CITIZENS
Front, steps: BUILT BY ROBERTS MARBLE CO. BALL GROUND GA
Rear: THIS MONUMENT / ERECTED BY A / SURVIVING COMRADE
Right side: THE NAMES OF THE CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS / FROM NASH COUNTY CAN BE FOUND IN THE / MEMORIAL VOLUME OF THE VARIOUS LIBRARIES / OF THE STATE AND THE CLERKS OFFICE OF NASH / COUNTY N.C.
Left side: THIS MONUMENT IS COMMITTED TO THE / CARE OF BETHEL HEROES CHAPTER / U.D.C. WHO WITH THEIR SISTER DAUGHTERS / ARE PRESERVERS OF SOUTHERN IDEALS.
Custodian
City of Rocky Mount
Details
| HM Number | HMV9A |
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| Series | This marker is part of the United Daughters of the Confederacy series |
| Tags | |
| Historical Period | Civil War |
| Historical Place | Monument |
| Marker Type | Memorial |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Carved Stone |
| Year Placed | 1917 |
| Placed By | United Daughters of the Confederacy Bethel Heroes Chapter 636 |
| Marker Condition |  10 out of 10 (1 reports) |
| Date Added | Wednesday, October 1st, 2014 at 9:31pm PDT -07:00 |
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Locationbig map
| Location Description | The monument is located in Riverside Park on the east side of Falls Road in Rocky Mount. It is located several feet from the curb and faces generally north. |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 247001 N 3983378 |
| Decimal Degrees | 35.96205000, -77.80541667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 35° 57.723', W 77° 48.325' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 35° 57' 43.3800" N, 77° 48' 19.5000" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 252 |
| Can be seen from road? | Yes |
| Is marker in the median? | No |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 1151 Falls Rd, Rocky Mount NC 27804, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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