Cumberland County Confederate Monument, Fayetteville
Mr. George Lauder, Builder
The monument consists of a white marble column with a cross at the top. The base of the column contains inscriptions on all four sides. It holds the distinction of being the oldest Confederate monument in North Carolina.
ERECTED /
DEC. 30, 1868.
"Nor shall your glory be forgot, /
While Fame her record keeps, /
Or honor points the hallowed spot /
Where valor proudly sleeps." /
"On Fames eternal camping ground /
Their silent Tents are spread. /
Rest on embalmed & sainted dead /
Dear as the blood ye gave." /
WOMAN'S /
record /
to the /
HEROES /
in the dust /
IN /
MEMORY /
OF THE /
CONFEDERATE /
DEAD
Cross Creek Cemetery
December 30, 1868.
35.054230 , -78.873730
"Cross Creek Cemetery, Fayetteville, North Carolina," Waymarking.com, (accessed February 4, 2011) Link
"North Carolina Civil War Monuments," North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, (accessed January 23, 2012) Link
War Days in Fayetteville, North Carolina: Reminiscences of 1861 to 1865, (Fayetteville NC: Judge Printing Company, 1910), (accessed May 16, 2012) Link
Yes
Marble
The $300 to fund the monument was raised by a raffle for a quilt
The monument is located in the Cross Creek cemetery
Yes
The date of dedication may have been added to the inscription later.
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