Confederate Veterans Memorial

--located on the southeast side of the Courthouse Square in Harrison...

Front Side, picture and wording:

This monument perpetuates the memory
Of those who true to the instincts of their birth,
Faithful to the teachings of their fathers,
Constant in their love for the state,
Died in the performance of their duty
Who have glorified a fallen cause
By the simple manhood of their lives
The patient endurance of suffering
And the heroism of death
And who in the dark hours of imprisonment
In the hopelessness of the hospital
In the short sharp agony of the field
Found support and consolation in the belief
That at home they would not be forgotten
Let the stranger who may in future times
Read this inscription
Recognize that these were men
Whom power could not corrupt
Whom death could not terrify
Whom defeat could not dishonor
And let their virtues plead for just judgment
Of the case in which they perished
Let the Arkansawyer of another generation
Remember that the state taught them
How to live and how to die
And that from her broken fortunes
She has preserved for her children
The priceless treasure of their memories
Teaching all who may claim the same birthright
That truth, courage and patriotism endure forever.

Dedicated by the General Jo Shelby Camp No. 1414 of the Arkansas
Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans in Harrison, Arkansas on April 6, 1986.To honor the memory of those gallant Confederates who fought valiantly for their beloved Southland.

 Treasurer- Gene Waters

Arkansas Division Officers 1984-1986
Commander- J. Troy Massey
Adjutant- E. Wayne Cone
Judge Adv.- Garvin Fitton
Chaplain- Leonard O’Neal
Historian- Ralph Cox
Ch. of Staff- W. S. Mueller
Ex. Coun.- Charles Hammett
Aides- De. Camp.-Sam J. Massey/Jeff Massey/John Massey/Ron Shaver/Lee Burks      

Reverse Side, picture and wording:

Listed below are confederate verterans throughout
the Southern Confederacy whose descendants thought
enough of the memory of the old soldiers to contribute
in the erecting of this monument to their and all their comrades' memories.

Albright, Wm. Pvt. Harrell’s Ark. Cav.
Baker, John H. Pvt. Harrell’s Ark. Cav.
Beavers, John Crockett Pvt. Shelby’s Div.Price’s Mo. Cav.
Beavers, William Pvt. Monroe’s Ark. Cav.
Brooks, Jeremiah Hale Pvt. 15 Ark. Militia
Busby, Burrell B. Pvt. Reeve’s Ark. Inf.
Cone, R.L. Cpl. 19 Ark. Inf.
Cox, Jacob Pvt. 1 Ark. Mtd. Rifles
Davidson, James Monroe Cpt.14 Ark. Inf.
Deakins, Absalom Pvt. 13 Ark. Cav.
Eoff, Joseph Pvt. Stirman’s Ark. Cav.
Estes, Ben Capt. Harrell’s Ark. Cav.
Garrett, Temple Pvt. 14 Ark. Inf.
Horton, Isaac Pvt. 32 Ark. Inf.
Hudson, Harrison Wheat Pvt. Ark. Militia
Kinard, William David Pvt. 19 Ark. Inf.
Leslie, John Pvt. 45 Ark. Militia
Leslie, Sam Col. 45 Ark. Militia
Majors, James A. Pvt. 3 Mo. Cav.
Mitchell, Wm. C. Col. 14 Ark. Inf.
Norris, Granville Newton Pvt. Harrell’s Ark. Cav.
Richardson, James M. Pvt. 2 Tenn. Inf.
Rowland, Mack Pvt. Jackman’s Ark. Cav.
Shaver, Robert Col. 3 Corps. Army of Miss.
Sitton, Joshua H. Pvt. 11 Ga. Inv.
Talburt, Samuel H. Sgt. 8 Ark. Cal.
Talburt, Thomas Simeon Pvt. 8 Ark. Cal.
Tomlinson, John H. 2 Lt. 53 NC Inf.
Vance, Morris Pvt. Cabell’s Ark. Inf.
Walker, Oliver Louis Pvt. 42 Al. Inf.
Williford, J.G. Maj. 11 Al. Inf.
Wilson, Daniel Lt. 27 Ark. Inf.
Wright, James Tyrie Capt.8 Div. Mo. State Guard
Wood, Elijah Pvt. Schnable’s Ark. Cav.
Wood, Joseph Pvt. Schnable’s Ark. Cav.
Young, Benjamin F. Sgt. 1 Tenn. Cav.
Byrd, John Ashley Pvt. 3 Tenn. Cav.
Cecil, Harrison Henry Pvt. 54 NC Inf.
Cecil, John W. Pvt. 54 NC Inf.
Cone, Wm. B. Lt. 19 Ark. Inf.
Crump, George James Capt. 16 Ark. Inf.
Green, Michael Pvt. Schnable’s Ark. Cav.
Hankins, James H. Pvt. Nichol’s Ark. Cav.
Hankins, James L. Pvt. Nichol’s Ark. Cav.
Harrell, W. H. Pvt. 4 Ky. Inf.
Miller, Thomas T.S. Pvt. Miss. Cav.
Phillips, Wm. Pvt. Hill’s Ark. Cav.
Poplin, John Lt. 14 Ark. Inf.
Reynolds, Charles 1 Pvt. 2 Ark. Mtd. Rifles
Routh, Hugh L. Pvt. 1 Btn. Ark. Cav.
Ruble, Jacob D.R. Capt. 27 Ark. Inf.
Rudd, Benjamin Franklin Pvt. 4 Ark. Inf.
Shelby, Joseph Orville Maj. Gen. Cmdr. of Mo. Cav. Div. of the Trans-Miss.
Shields, Andrew J. H. Pvt. 5 Tenn. Cav.
Sisco, Emmerson Pvt. 3 Ark. Cav.
Sisco, Franklin Pvt. 3 Ark. Cav.
Sisco, Wm. Houston Pvt. Harrell’s Ark. Cav.
Sisco, Samuel Pvt. Cooper’s Ark. Cav.
Sisco, Thomas F. Sgt. Harrell’s Ark. Cav.
Walker, Joseph D. Pvt. SC Palemetto Sharpshooters
Whitley, John Wesley Sgt. 15 NW Ark. Inf.
Wood, James Monroe Pvt. 1 Ark. Gordon’s Cav.
Wright, Willie Blount Dr. Carroll County Home Guards
Sisco, Granville Pvt. Harrell’s Ark. Cav.
Sisco, Marshall A. Pvt. Hill’s Ark. Mtd. Inf.
Copeland, Andrew Jasper Pvt. 27 Ark. Inf.
Looney, Robert Fain Col. Looney’s 38 Tenn. Inf.

The Abner-Cone-Langston-Shaver-Wright Chapter of the Military Order of the Stars and Bars of the Arkansas Society Dedicates the remainder of this monument to the Confederate Officer Corps which gave so much of their own personally, financially, and militarily to support the southern war effort. Commanders of prominence from this area are: Bishop, Joe W. Maj. Harrell’s Ark Cav.
Btn./ Dodson, Eli Col. 14 Ark. Inf./ Fowler, Pleasant Col. 14 Ark. Inf./ Gaither, Beal Col. 27 Ark. Inf./ Leslie, John Maj. McRae’s Cav./ Leslie, Sam Col. 45 Ark. Militia/ Mitchell, W.C. Col. 14 Ark. Inf./ and Watkins, William W. Member Confederate Congress.

Photos Courtesy of:
Darlene Cooper