Now this is a very good question . Does anyone have any connections with the UDC in the area? I was wondering about their membership list. I know that documentation has to be in order for membership. This would be a great source of genealogical information Margie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim and Terri Tait" <jtait@HiWAAY.net> To: <ALBARBOU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 25, 2000 2:34 PM Subject: [ALBARBOU] Confederate Monument - Eufaula > > Sorry - I think I might have transcribed either the volume or the year > incorrectly on this one. However, the page is correct! > > Source: Confederate Veteran, Vol. XIII (XII??), January 1905 (1906?), > No. 1, page 12 > > Confederate Monument at Eufaula, Ala. > > November 24 was a red-letter day for the good people of Barbour County, Ala. > and especially the Barbour County Chapter of the United Daughters of the > Confederacy, for it was the consummation of a labor of love in which those > noble and patriotic women have been engaged since 1897 - the dedication of a > monument to the Confederate soldiers and seamen of Barbour County, Ala. > > The shaft is of Georgia granite, beautifully polished so as to produce two > shades of gray, and is thirty-five feet high. On top of this, exquisitely > carved in Italian marble, is the statue of a private Confederate soldier, > with his accouterments, standing "at rest". The monument complete cost > $3,000. > > Ten thousand people assembled in the little town to witness the interesting > ceremonies of unveiling the monument. The procession formed at the > courthouse and marched out to the grounds. The Eufaula Rifles, headed by a > brass band, led, followed by veterans, sons, and grandson, floats filled > with beautiful young girls, representing the different Southern States, and > behind these carriages with old veterans too feeble to walk, distinguished > visitors, officers, and speakers. Arriving at the monument, the ceremonies > were opened with prayer by Rev. E. L. Hill; then the reading of the list of > officers and men of the First Alabama Regiment, a list of companies from > Barbour County, and the roll of the Eufaula Companies. The Eufaula Rifles > fired a salute, and Misses Mary Merrill and Ida Pruden drew the cords > whereby the splendid, beautiful monument stood a feast for all eyes. > > The presentation of the monument to the city, in the name of the Barbour > County Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, was made by Miss > Mary Clayton, the organizer of the Chapter and a daughter of Gen. H. D. > Clayton. The Mayor, George H. Dent, responded in behalf of the city. Hon. > B.H. Screws, the orator of the day, made a beautiful address, after which > tributes of evergreen wreaths were placed around the base of the monument by > the Robert E. Lee Chapter of Children of the Confederacy. Rev. E. L. Hill > pronounced the benediction. Many groups lingered around in admiration of > the beautiful monument, and more than one old veteran was heard to say that > it was as much a monument to their loving loyalty to the memory of the > Confederacy as it was to the courage and devotion of their old comrades. > > > ==== ALBARBOU Mailing List ==== > This is a closed list and only subscribers will be allowed to post. NO FLAMING, OBSCENE LANGUAGE OR DISRESPECT OF ANY KIND WILL BE TOLERATED. No virus postings will be allowed. Got a complaint then contact me not the list margie@majorinternet.com Good luck in your searches. > >