Photo courtesy of Rusty Long. Source: https://docsouth.unc.edu/commland/monument/612/
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Alexander County Confederate Dead (Taylorsville, NC) – Inscription
South face: REMEMBERING / THE / “ALEXANDER COUNTY BOYS” / 1861-1865 / THESE MEN GAVE THEIR ALL
East side, vertical inscription: HONOR
West side, vertical inscription: VALOR
North face: [List of 321 names]
North side at base, bronze plaque: IN MEMORY OF / OWEN LITTLE / WWII VET WHO WORKED / TO HONOR CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS / OF / ALEXANDER COUNTY
Alexander County Confederate Dead (Taylorsville, NC) – Position
The memorial is located on the lawn of the Alexander County Courthouse, 29 W. Main Avenue in Taylorsville, NC. It stands at the intersection of Center Street and W. Main Avenue, to the right when facing the courthouse main entrance. The Alexander County Confederate Monument and Civil War cannon are grouped with the Alexander County Confederate Dead monument. Across the courthouse lawn to the left are the World War I and World War II, Korean and Vietnam Wars markers, and the Veterans Memorial Bell Tower.
Alexander County Confederate Dead (Taylorsville, NC) – Landscape
The memorial stands on the courthouse lawn, under shady mature trees.
Alexander County Confederate Dead (Taylorsville, NC) – Local Contacts
SR Superior Court Judge
Joseph Crosswhite (704-832-6616)District 22A
Chief District Court Judge
Lawrence Graham (704-832-6612)District 22A
District Bar Councilor
Daryl Davidson (828-632-2268)District 32
Bar President
Brittany Cartner (704-500-0085)Chair of Board of County Commissioners
Larry Yoder
(lyoder@alexandercountync.gov)
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Additional Local Contacts
NAACP President: Sterling Howard
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About this Campaign
Coordinated by the North Carolina Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparities (NC CRED), this campaign aims to support and educate all North Carolinians seeking to remove Confederate monuments from their communities. Our goal is the removal of all Confederate monuments from courthouse grounds in the state of North Carolina.