New Battle of Marianna Monument

This is the new monument to the Confederate soldiers killed during the Battle of Marianna on September 27, 1864. Located at Riverside Cemetery in Marianna, it was placed by the Dr. Theophilus West Camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans during ceremonies last September.

There are many SCV Chapters around the South, but the West Camp is one of the most proactive when it comes to preserving history that I have encountered. The members have initiated a very impressive Graves project to clean up and restore graves of Confederate soldiers throughout Jackson County. This project has really impressed me because the West Camp is going beyond just talking about heritage and is doing something to make sure that the men who fought for the South are honored and remembered. Every soldier who fought in the war deserves a decent headstone, well-maintained grave and to be remembered now and then.