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The Confederate Monument is a historic monument in
Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Mississippi, most populous city of the U.S. state of Mississippi. The city sits on the Pearl River (Mississippi–Louisiana), Pearl River and is locate ...
, United States.
History
The monument features a soldier standing on top of an obelisk. It was built in 1891, and its dedication was attended by many veterans of theConfederate States Army
The Confederate States Army (CSA), also called the Confederate army or the Southern army, was the Military forces of the Confederate States, military land force of the Confederate States of America (commonly referred to as the Confederacy) duri ...
. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
as a contributing property to the Old Capitol since November 25, 1969.
See also
* List of Confederate monuments and memorialsReferences
1891 sculptures 1891 establishments in Mississippi Buildings and structures completed in 1891 Confederate States of America monuments and memorials in Mississippi Monuments and memorials on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi Obelisks in the United States Outdoor sculptures in Mississippi Sculptures of men in Mississippi Statues in Mississippi National Register of Historic Places in Jackson, Mississippi {{US-sculpture-stub