Confederate Soldiers Monument (Little Rock, Arkansas)

The Arkansas Confederate Soldiers Monument, also known as Defense of the Flag, is located on the east side of the Arkansas State Capitol grounds in Little Rock, just off 4th Street. It is a five-tiered marble structure, topped by a bronze statue of an angel standing on a sphere, and a bronze Confederate Army soldier on the front of its fourth tier. It was built in 1904–05, with funding from a variety of sources, including the state, primarily through the efforts of a consortium of Confederate memorial groups. Originally located prominently near the main eastern entrance to the capitol building, it was later moved to its present location on the northeast lawn.[2]

Confederate Soldiers Monument
LocationState Capitol Grounds, E side of the State Capitol Bldg, 4th St., Little Rock, Arkansas
Coordinates34°44′50″N 92°17′16″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1905 (1905)
Built byF. W. Ruckstuhl
A. Durenne
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPSCivil War Commemorative Sculpture MPS
NRHP reference No.96000453[1]
Added to NRHPApril 26, 1996

The monument was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Confederate Soldiers Monument" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-11-09.


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