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The Confederate Soldiers & Sailors Monument is a 52-foot obelisk monument composed of sandstone, located at the southern entrance of Linn Park, at the foot to 20th Street North. The memorial was commissioned by the Pelham Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, and its cornerstone was laid during the United Confederate Veterans Reunion on April 26 (Confederate Decoration Day), 1894. The monument was formally dedicated on April 26, 1905.

Monument in 2010

(south face)

To the

Confederate soldier & sailor.
Erected by
Pelham Chapter No. 67
Daughters of the Confederacy
Birmingham, Ala.

April 26, 1905

(north face)

"The manner of their

death was the crowning
glory of their lives."

Jefferson Davis.

(west face)

A relief sculpture of an anchor to represent the Confederate Navy

(east face)

A relief sculpture of crossed sabers and a musket to represent the Confederate Cavalry and Infantry

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	The '''Confederate Soldiers & Sailors Monument''' is a 52-foot obelisk monument composed of sandstone, located at the southern entrance of [[Linn Park]], at the foot to [[20th Street North]]. The memorial was commissioned by the [[Pelham Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy]], and its cornerstone was laid on [[April 26]], [[1894]]. The monument was formally dedicated on [[April 26]], [[1905]].		The '''Confederate Soldiers & Sailors Monument''' is a 52-foot obelisk monument composed of sandstone, located at the southern entrance of [[Linn Park]], at the foot to [[20th Street North]]. The memorial was commissioned by the [[Pelham Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy]], and its cornerstone was laid during the [[1894 United Confederate Veterans Reunion\|United Confederate Veterans Reunion]] on [[April 26]] (Confederate Decoration Day), [[1894]]. The monument was formally dedicated on [[April 26]], [[1905]].

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