Florida Memorial

Florida State Memorial

NPS Photo

 

Florida Memorial Inscription (Alternative Text)

In Tribute to
The 1st and 3rd. Florida Infantry Regiments commanded by Col. W.S. Dilworth and the 4th Infantry Regiment commanded by Lt. Col. Ed Badger, who participated in Mississippi during the war between the states as a part of Stovall's Brigade, of Breckenridge's division of General Johnston's Army in 1863. 

Erected By
Florida Division
United Daughters of the Confederacy
1954

 

The Florida State Memorial is located outside of Vicksburg National Military Park on former park property in the City of Vicksburg. It is situated along south Confederate Avenue at the Mulvihill Street intersection. The memorial was constructed of Elberton Georgia Granite by the Atlantic Memorials of Jacksonville, FL and dedicated April 17, 1954. It stands in honor of the soldiers who served in General Joseph E. Johnston's army of relief.

The memorial was provided by the Florida United Daughters of the Confederacy (U.D.C.) at a cost of $5000. It consists of a upright granite monolith with a polished surface 4' x 3'8". The Florida State Seal is at the top, front, "In God we trust" along with the following words: "Whether sleeping in distant places, or graveless, this monument has been erected to the memory of the men who served the Confederate States of America."