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THE MONUMENT AT LINDEN, TEX. |
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October 29, 1903 |
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MONUMENT AT LINDEN, TEX. John A. Morris writes from Linden. Tex., sending picture of the Confederate monument erected there in 1903, where the “boys in gray” and the Daughters have kept in memory the noble virtues of the patriots of the sixties. The monument stands in the yard of the county courthouse at Linden, and was unveiled on October 29, 1903, with appropriate ceremonies. It is a beautiful marble shaft, and was erected in the most public place that all might be made familiar with the heroism of Southern soldiers and keep in memory their glorious achievements. |
| This monument movement was successfully carried through by the untiring efforts of Mrs. Gertrude Cartwright, of Cusseta, Tex., and she is the central figure in the group about the monument, holding the flag, with her grandchildren on each side. An only brother died in the Confederate army, and his memory inspired her devotion, which was untiring to the Southern cause. |
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