Historical Marker
Camp Moore Confederate Soldiers Memorial
Tangipahoa, Tangipahoa County · Louisiana
Erected 1905
The statue is the centerpiece of the Camp Moore cemetery: a Confederate private about six feet tall, carved from Italian white marble, atop a shaft that brings the monument to 22.5 feet. The cemetery was dedicated to the State of Louisiana on June 3, 1905, and sources give 1907 for the statue. It stands in what historians call the Lost Cause tradition, which honored the dead while passing over that they fought to preserve slavery. Confederate heritage groups have tended the ground since the 1890s.
Where it stands
30.88513, -90.50930 · Directions
More markers nearby
- Camp Moore #3 — steps away
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- Camp Moore #2 — steps away