Confederate Monument (Fort Worth, Texas) Explained

Monument to Confederate war soldiers
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Completion Date:1953
Medium:Sculpture
Metric Unit:cm
Imperial Unit:in
City:Fort Worth, Texas

The Monument to Confederate war soldiers was an outdoor Confederate memorial located outside of the Tarrant County Courthouse in Fort Worth, Texas. The memorial was funded by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1953.[1]

Inscription

In Memory of[2] Confederate Soldiers 1861 - 1865 And their Descendents Who Served in Spanish American War World War I World War II Erected By Julia Jackson Chapter United Daughters Of The Confederacy

Removal

During the George Floyd protests in June 2020, following the murder of George Floyd, a number of statues and memorials where toppled or removed. After residents defaced the monument the Tarrant County commission voted to remove it. The monument was removed on June 13, 2020,[3] and moved to storage.[4] [5] [6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Anglin. Dionne. 2020-06-09. Confederate soldiers monument to be taken down in Fort Worth. 2020-06-10. FOX 4. en-US.
  2. Web site: Tarrant County Commissioners Vote to Remove Confederate Monument. 2020-06-10. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth. 9 June 2020 . en-US.
  3. Web site: Tarrant County removes Confederate marker from courthouse. June 15, 2020. Anna M.. Tinsley.
  4. Web site: 2020-06-09. Tarrant County Commissioners Vote to Remove Confederate Monument from Courthouse Lawn. 2020-06-10. News Talk WBAP-AM. en-US.
  5. Web site: 2020-06-09. Commissioners Vote To Remove Confederate Monument Outside Tarrant County Courthouse. . 2020-06-10. en-US.
  6. Web site: 2020-06-09. Tarrant County Commissioners vote to remove marker dedicated to Confederate soldiers. 2020-06-10. Fort Worth Business Press. en-US.