Title	Confederate Monument at Dyersburg
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Subjects - LCSH	Monuments; Soldiers; Dyersburg (Tenn.); United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Description	Confederate soldier outfitted in full uniform and holding his rifle stands atop shaft of granite in a corner of the Dyersburg Courthouse Square. Background consists of Courthouse yard, cars, and downtown storefronts, with people on the sidewalk.
Place	Dyersburg (Tenn.)
Date	1960s
Creator	Tennessee Civil War Centennial Commission
Collection name	Civil War Centennial Commission Records, 1961-1965
Historical note	The dedication of the Dyersburg Confederate Monument occurred on April 6, 1905, the anniversary of the Battle of Shiloh. The Dawson Bivouac of Dyersburg spearheaded the effort to raise money for the monument. Speakers at the dedication included Maecenas Benton, Gov. Jeff Davis of Arkansas, Sen. Edward Ward Carmack, Sen. James B. Frazier, Col. Luke Finley, and Samuel Rankin Latta.
Accession number	RG 22
Owning Institution	Tennessee State Library & Archives
ID#	34616
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Digital format	TIFF