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Description: The monument consists of a white marble column with a cross at the top. The base of the column contains inscriptions on all four sides. It holds the distinction of being the oldest Confederate monument in North Carolina.

Nickname: The monument is also known as the Cross Creek Monument.

Inscription:
ERECTED /
DEC. 30, 1868.
"Nor shall your glory be forgot, /
While Fame her record keeps, /
Or honor points the hallowed spot /
Where valor proudly sleeps." /

"On Fames eternal camping ground /
Their silent Tents are spread. /
Rest on embalmed & sainted dead /
Dear as the blood ye gave." /

WOMAN'S /
record /
to the /
HEROES /
in the dust /

IN /
MEMORY /
OF THE /
CONFEDERATE /
DEAD

Dedication date: December 30, 1868.

Creator: Mr. George Lauder, Builder

Materials & Techniques: Marble

span class="commland-category-title">Cost: $The $300 to fund the monument was raised by a raffle for a quilt

Post dedication use: The date of dedication may have been added to the inscription later.

Controversies: The monument was removed on June 30, 2020. The monument is believed to be privately owned and was apparently removed at the owners' request.

Landscape: The monument is located in the Cross Creek cemetery

City: Fayetteville

County: Cumberland

Subjects: Civil War