Ft. Smith Confederate Monument

The Ft. Smith Confederate Monument stands on the grounds of the Sebastian County Courthouse at the junction of 6th and Rogers Streets in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The statue depicts a Confederate Army soldier, standing facing north, holding the upper stock of his rifle, which is grounded. The sculpture is 6 feet (1.8 m) in height, and is mounted on a square columnar pedestal over 30 feet (9.1 m) tall. The monument was placed in 1903 with funding raised by the local chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy. An earlier Confederate memorial, placed at Fort Smith National Cemetery, was destroyed by a tornado, and the federal government objected to the placement of this memorial there without alterations to also commemorate the Union dead. The city granted permission for its placement at its current location.[2]

Ft. Smith Confederate Monument
Ft. Smith Confederate Monument is located in Arkansas
Ft. Smith Confederate Monument
Ft. Smith Confederate Monument is located in the United States
Ft. Smith Confederate Monument
LocationCourthouse Lawn, near jct. of 6th St. and Rogers Ave., Ft. Smith, Arkansas
Coordinates35°23′14″N 94°25′40″W / 35.38722°N 94.42778°W / 35.38722; -94.42778
Arealess than one acre
Built1903 (1903)
Architectural styleClassical Revival
Part ofSebastian County Courthouse-Ft. Smith City Hall (ID93000848)
MPSCivil War Commemorative Sculpture MPS
NRHP reference No.96000460[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 26, 1996
Designated CPJune 8, 1993

The monument was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Ft. Smith Confederate Monument" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved April 13, 2015.