The Plaque reads:
“To The Confederate Women Of Arkansas 1861–1865
“Whose Pious Ministrations To Our Wounded Soldiers Soothed The Last Hours Of Those Who Died For The Object Of Their Tenderest Love; Whose Domestic Labors Contributed Much To Supply The Wants Of Our Defenders In The Field; Whose Jealous Faith In Our Cause Shone A Guiding Star, Undimmed By The Darkest Clouds Of War; Whose Fortitude Sustained Them Under All The Privations To Which They Were Subjected; And Whose Patriotism Will Teach Their Sons To Emulate The Deeds Of Their Sires.”
This Monument Is Erected By The State Of Arkansas And The Confederate Veterans[1]
More about the Artist/Funder/Owner:
The artist of the monument is J. Otto Schweizer, the original name for the monument is “Mother of the South”. The monument is six tiers tall. The monument is built with bronze, concrete, marble and a granite base. The options for the materials used for the monument, allow for the monument to be casted strongly and have a permanent place on the lawn of the capitol. The United Confederate Veterans began to fundraise money for the statue by writing and publishing a book of Confederate Women of Arkansas first hand accounts during the Civil War. The book is titled “Confederate Women of Arkansas 1861-1865: Memorial Reminiscence. The combination of both the book sales and the contribution of state funds, the monument was able to be purchased.
Monument to the Confederate Women is still standing on the capitol grounds and it is listed a National Historic Place.
The statue is made of bronze, marble and concrete. It is standing on a tall pedestal on the lawn of the Arkansas State Capitol in Little Rock. The statue depicts a mother, her daughter, young son saying goodbye to her older son who is joining his father into battle. The monument was built to remind future generations of the sacrifice that many southern women had to keep the home front steady.
The Plaque reads:
“To The Confederate Women Of Arkansas 1861–1865
“Whose Pious Ministrations To Our Wounded Soldiers Soothed The Last Hours Of Those Who Died For The Object Of Their Tenderest Love; Whose Domestic Labors Contributed Much To Supply The Wants Of Our Defenders In The Field; Whose Jealous Faith In Our Cause Shone A Guiding Star, Undimmed By The Darkest Clouds Of War; Whose Fortitude Sustained Them Under All The Privations To Which They Were Subjected; And Whose Patriotism Will Teach Their Sons To Emulate The Deeds Of Their Sires.”
This Monument Is Erected By The State Of Arkansas And The Confederate Veterans[1]
More about the Artist/Funder/Owner:
The artist of the monument is J. Otto Schweizer, the original name for the monument is “Mother of the South”. The monument is six tiers tall. The monument is built with bronze, concrete, marble and a granite base. The options for the materials used for the monument, allow for the monument to be casted strongly and have a permanent place on the lawn of the capitol. The United Confederate Veterans began to fundraise money for the statue by writing and publishing a book of Confederate Women of Arkansas first hand accounts during the Civil War. The book is titled “Confederate Women of Arkansas 1861-1865: Memorial Reminiscence. The combination of both the book sales and the contribution of state funds, the monument was able to be purchased.
Monument to the Confederate Women is still standing on the capitol grounds and it is listed a National Historic Place.
This monument was the first monument to be removed and replaced after the July 17, 2015 shooting of nine Black Americans at Emanuel African Methodist Epicopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina.
On August 15, 2017, the American Indian Caucus of Montana’s state legislature called for the removal of the fountain. [3] Despite debates at a City Commission by the public on both sides, it was officially removed on August 18, 2017. The Montana Historical Society was one of the groups pushing the argument to keep the monument because it was part of Helena’s history and not connected to slavery. There were protesters against the removal but did not affect the removal of the fountain. Due to a lack of storage, it was removed to an undisclosed location. [3]
In April 2020, the monument was replaced by a new fountain called the Equity Fountain.
In September 2021, the UDC chapter contacted the Rocky Mountain Confederate Conservation Council with interest in relocating the fountain. The UDC claims they will relocate the fountain to “a location where they are already storing and maintaining a number of other displaced monuments.” The city had not made a decision. [5]
]]>The 101-year old granite United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) Confederate Memorial Fountain was located on the tallest hill in Hill Park, in Helena, Montana. It resembles a lighthouse, due to Carsley’s inspiration by the Butt-Millett fountain in Washington, DC, a memorial to the victims of the Titanic. [4] It includes two inscriptions: “A Loving Tribute to Our Confederate Soldiers” and “By the Daughters of the Confederacy in Montana, A.D. 1916.” [4] It was the only confederate monument in the northern Rockies and the only one located on public land in the northwest part of the United States for 101 years. It was unveiled on September 6, 1916 and the monument was sponsored by the local United Daughters of the Confederacy chapter. It was made during a time when segregation and Jim Crow were at their peak. Also, the Ku Klux Klan had “resurged in activity and membership nationwide, including in Helena.” [3]
This monument was the first monument to be removed and replaced after the July 17, 2015 shooting of nine Black Americans at Emanuel African Methodist Epicopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina.
On August 15, 2017, the American Indian Caucus of Montana’s state legislature called for the removal of the fountain. [3] Despite debates at a City Commission by the public on both sides, it was officially removed on August 18, 2017. The Montana Historical Society was one of the groups pushing the argument to keep the monument because it was part of Helena’s history and not connected to slavery. There were protesters against the removal but did not affect the removal of the fountain. Due to a lack of storage, it was removed to an undisclosed location. [3]
In April 2020, the monument was replaced by a new fountain called the Equity Fountain.
In September 2021, the UDC chapter contacted the Rocky Mountain Confederate Conservation Council with interest in relocating the fountain. The UDC claims they will relocate the fountain to “a location where they are already storing and maintaining a number of other displaced monuments.” The city had not made a decision. [5]
Moses Jacob Ezekiel was an American born Jewish artist, confederate supporter. He was a proud southerner and contributed/sculpted many works to the Confederate soldiers, contributing to the Lost Cause movement. The Lookout statue is one of his lesser known works. The United Daughter of Confederacy Robert Patton Chapter raised funds by the leadership of Mary Patton Hudson for the sculptor. Her chapter had bought the cemetery from private owners. Once the cemetery became in her possession, she took the responsibility to maintain the cemetery until her death in 1920.
The cemetery is now donated to the United State government. The Lookout Sculptor and cemetery is part of the National Historic Sites and Park.
The Lookout is still standing in the cemetery to this day.
]]>Moses Jacob Ezekiel was an American born Jewish artist, confederate supporter. He was a proud southerner and contributed/sculpted many works to the Confederate soldiers, contributing to the Lost Cause movement. The Lookout statue is one of his lesser known works. The United Daughter of Confederacy Robert Patton Chapter raised funds by the leadership of Mary Patton Hudson for the sculptor. Her chapter had bought the cemetery from private owners. Once the cemetery became in her possession, she took the responsibility to maintain the cemetery until her death in 1920.
The cemetery is now donated to the United State government. The Lookout Sculptor and cemetery is part of the National Historic Sites and Park.
The Lookout is still standing in the cemetery to this day.