Bentonville Confederate Monument

The monument in 2006

The Bentonville Confederate Monument is installed in Bentonville, Arkansas, United States.

Description and history

Placed in the center of Square Park, the 20 feet (6.1 m) granite statue of a Confederate soldier standing at parade rest was placed by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1908. A later plaque honors James Henderson Berry, a Confederate soldier with the 16th Arkansas Infantry Regiment who would later become the first Arkansas Governor from Benton County. The inscription reads "They Fought For Home and Fatherland. Their Names are Borne On Honors Shield. Their Record Is With God.". Although there have been attempts to remove the statue, the park was deeded to the Daughters of the Confederacy for use as a park in perpetuity.[1] The monument was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1996.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Horton, Larry (May 22, 2010). "The Bentonville Square Confederate Statue". Bentonville123. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
  2. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.


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