Augusta Confederate Monument

During the summer of 2020, Augusta Mayor Hardie Davis created the Task Force on Confederate Monuments, Street Names and Landmarks.

The eleven member task force – consisting of local historians, educators, descendants of Confederate figures, and community activists – was charged with examining the renaming, relocating, or removal of places in Augusta that honor Confederate military figures.

The panel returned a final report to the Augusta Commission in October 2020 with a recommendation that the monument be relocated to the grounds of either Magnolia Cemetery or Westview Cemetery.

Since the final report has been submitted with the recommended relocation, no action has been taken on the issue.

Worthy
to have lived and known
our Gratitude:
Worthy
to be hallowed and held
in tender Remembrance:
Worthy
the fadless Fame which
Confederate soldiers won.
who gave themselves in life
and Death for us:
For the Honor of Georgia.
For the Rights of the States.
For the Liberties of the South.
For the Principles of the Union.
as these were handed down to
them by the Fathers of
Our Common Country.

In Memoriam
"No nation rose so white
and fair:
None fell so pure of crime.

Our
Confederate Dead

Erected
A.D. 1878.
by
the Ladies
Memorial Association
of Augusta.
In honor of the men of
Richmond County.
Who died
in the cause of the
Confederate States.

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