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*GAR MEMORIAL

Evergreen (Judsonia) Cemetery
White County,
Arkansas

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In 1894, the strong Judsonia post of the Grand Army of the Republic
purchased the memorial and had it set in place in Evergreen Cemetery. On
the day of its dedication, two daughters of Federal soldiers, Ethel Newman
and Carly Kinney, and two daughters of Confederate soldiers, Nell Young and
Laura Hanson, pulled the strings that removed the curtain from the shaft.
The crowd included many veterans of both the Blue and the Gray, and there
was no resentment to be seen or heard when they read the inscription, “In
Memory of the Defenders of the Union, 1861-1865.”

The dark-gray stone with its cannon-ball top is one of the most unusual
monuments in Arkansas. At the time of its dedication it was the only GAR
memorial south of the Mason-Dixon line, and it is probable that it still
holds this distinction. Around it are 16 graves of Union soldiers, who were
buried there after the monument was erected. It is sometimes erroneously
reported that these men were killed in battle. In truth, they were without
families or burial lots and died within a few years after 1894.

Contributed on 5/31/14 by hawkinsdonna
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Record #: 1008442

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Submitted: 5/31/14 • Approved: 5/31/14 • Last Updated: 6/3/14 • R1008442-G0-S3

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