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Confederate Monument (Fort Worth, Texas)

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Monument to Confederate war soldiers
Completion date1953
MediumSculpture
LocationFort 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

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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

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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

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References

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