Monument name: Rotunda floor (Confederate states) Latitude: 30.274681 Longitude: -97.740352 URL: Description: The floor of the Capitol Rotunda shows the names and emblems of the "Six flags over Texas," the slogan used to describe the six countries that have had sovereignty over Texas. That includes the Confederate States of America. |
Monument name: Hood's Texas Brigade Monument Latitude: 30.274071 Longitude: -97.739359 URL: Description: The Confederate State of America Flags are etched on the Hood's Texas Brigade, erected 1910 by surviving comrades and friends, on the Texas State Capitol Grounds. |
Monument name: Children of the Confederacy Creed Latitude: 30.274884 Longitude: -97.740208 URL: Description: The plaque was erected in 1950 and reads in part "We...pledge ourselves to... study and teach the truths of history (one of the most important of which is, that the war between the states was not a rebellion, nor was its underlying cause to sustain slavery). |
Monument name: Dick Dowling portrait Latitude: 30.274877 Longitude: -97.741056 URL: Description: Dowling volunteered for the Confederate Army and participated in the recapture of Galveston on Jan. 1, 1863. |
Monument name: Albert Sidney Johnston portrait Latitude: 30.274494 Longitude: -97.739658 URL: Description: Johnston served as a general in the Texas, U.S. and Confederate armies. |
Monument name: Jefferson Davis portrait Latitude: 30.274467 Longitude: -97.739645 URL: Description: A portrait of Confederate president Jefferson Davis is displayed in the Texas Capitol Building in Austin. |
Monument name: Cannons at South Entrance Latitude: 30.274258 Longitude: -97.740463 URL: Description: Cannon used during Reconstruction. |
Monument name: Terry's Texas Ranger Monument Latitude: 30.273923 Longitude: -97.740811 URL: Description: A monument to the 8th Texas Cavalry, popularly known as Terry's Texas Rangers, portrays one of Terry's Texas Rangers. The Rangers defended the Southern Confederacy. |
Monument name: Six Flags Over Texas Latitude: 30.274345 Longitude: -97.740482 URL: Description: The facade of the Texas State Capitol building shows the "Six flags over Texas," the slogan used to describe the six countries that have had sovereignty over some or all Texas: Spain, France, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, the Confederate States of America, and the United States of America. |
Monument name: Confederate Soldiers Monument Latitude: 30.273105 Longitude: -97.740789 URL: Description: The Confederate Soldiers Monument, erected in 1901, monument features five bronze figures representing the Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, and Navy, headed by the Confederate president, Jefferson Davis. Etched in the base are the 13 states which withdrew from the Union and formed the Southern Confederacy. |