On a windy Saturday, May 5, 2012, a 20 foot monument was
unveiled in front of the Texas Civil War Museum. Constructed by Schlitzberger & Daughters Monument
Company of Houston, the monument commemorates the 150th anniversary
of the Civil War and honors the sacrifice of Texans and their families. The unveiling ceremony was performed by the Texas
Division of the UDC (United Daughters of the Confederacy). Music was provided by the Buttermilk Junction
Band and the UDC’s Texas Belles. The SCV
3rd Brigade Color Guard presented the colors before the dedication.
Under Betty Mann, construction was financed through private and
public donations in eighteen months. The
monument was carried by flat bed truck upon completion and hoisted on to its
site by crane. Inspired by the San
Jacinto monument, the anniversary monument features a 5-point star on top of a 15
ft. granite obelisk. Epitomizing the
Southern woman’s sense of duty, selected biblical passages grace each side of
the base. Among the inscribed passages
are:
I have fought the Good
Fight.
I have finished the race.
I have kept the faith.
(II
Timothy 4:7)
Strength
and home are her clothing and she shall rejoice in the time to come.
(Proverbs 31:25)
Sherri Davis provided solid research for the inscriptions while
Jamie Crump Davis, President of the Texas Division of the UDC, designed the
monument. “It’s a small way to show our
appreciation for the sacrifice our ancestors made. The focus of the monument is duty,” said Mrs.
Davis. Robert E. Lee’s inscribed quote
on the obelisk states it best, “Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more. You should not wish to do less.”
Granite benches are provided for those who care to pause and
reflect on our nation’s greatest tragedy.
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