NYS r-om 10-900 { R e v . 8 - 8 6 )

OMB NO. 1024-0018

~ i t e d States Department of the Interior i t i o n a l Park Senrice

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other name/site numer: J L U S ~ ~ Y

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street & number : N o r t h side of Courthouse

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Pine Bluff

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vicinity:

s ta te : county: Jefferson , code: AR 069 zip code: 71601

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Number of Resources within Property:

Contributing Noncontributing

buildings sites structures objects

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Number of contributing resources previously l i s t e d in the Nat ional Register : N/A

. Name of related multiple property listing: "Somethins So D i m It Must Be ' Civil War Commemorative Sculwture in Arkansas, 1886-1934

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4. StateJFederal Agency Certification . ...........................................................................

As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act 3f 1986, as amended, J hereby certify t ha t t h i s X nomination

equest for determination of eligibility meets t h e documentation standards ,for register ing properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets, the ~ r o c e d u - nd professional req-uieemen set fo r th in 3 6 &YE 64 n, .the property' X .

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In my opinion, t h e property X meets - do& not meet the National Register criteria. - See continuation sheet.

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determined el igible fo r the National Register - See continuation sheet.

determined not eligible for the National Register removed from the National Register

other (explain) :

Signature of Keeper D a t e of Action

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< . . . ~ i s t o r i c physical appearance. See c?ntihuatian

he Pine Bluff Confederate Monument, also known as the David 0 , Dodd Monument, is located at the nor th side of t h e Jefferson County Courthouse on Barraque St. at Main St. The sculpture consists of a hatted standing confederate infantry soldier holding his rifle with the butt to the ground, His proper left hand is above his r i g h t on the barrel of the gun. Made by McNeel Marble Co. in Marietta, Georgia, its base is made of stone while the sculpture itself is Georgia marble. The dimensions of the base are 15'xlO1x10'; the sculpture is 5'x2'~2'.

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. ~ Q L L QYUC: a I. . The ~ ~ ~ l p t u r e L v r l m r c r ~ a o f a hatted ~ctanding Confederate infantry soldier holding his rifle with the butt to the ground. H i s proper left hand is above his right on the barrel of t he gun, Made by McNeel Marble Co. in Marietta, Georgia, its base is made of stone while the sculpture itself is Georgia marble. The dimensions of the base are 15'x10'~10~; the sculpture is S'x2 'x2 ' .

The monument itself has an inscribed tablet on each side of the base. "CSAW f s wr. under the capital on the north side. On the north base, the tablet is "TO THE MEMORY OF / OUR CONFEDERATE / SOLDIERS / WE CARE NOT WHENCE THEY CAME, / DEAR IN THEIR LIFEZESS CLAY. / WHETHISR KNOWN OR UNKNOWN TO FAME / THEIR CAUSE AND COLWI'RY /' STILL THE SAME: / THEY DIED AND WORE THE GRaY.ll Beneath this, also on the noxth 'base, is "THIS T24BLET IS INSCRIBED TO / 3. ED MURRAY, COLONEL / OF TEE FIFTH ARKANSAS REGIMENT. / KILLED AT THE BATTLE OF ATLANTA / JULY 2 2 , 1864 / AGE 21 YEARS."

The inscription on the west base, reads mERECTED BY THE: DAVID OWEN DODD CHAPTER, / UNITED DAUGEFTERS / OF THE CONFEDERACY, / NOV. 10, 1910 ' / IN LEGIONS AND LAY / OUR HEROES IN GRAY / SFTALL FOREVER LIVE / OVER AGAIN FOR US. I'

fhe south base has q11861-1865n written over cxoased Confederate and Arkansas flags. Beneath t h i s is the word

The east base re A TRIBUTE TO DAVID OWEM DODD, / OUR MARTYR HERO. / W G E D AT LITTLE ROCK / AS A SPY / JANUARY 8 , 1864 / AGE SEVENTEEN YEARS. /

- RE WAS OFFERED LIFE AND / LIBERTY BUT PREFERRED TO / DIE R A m R THAN PROVE $ FALSE TO HIS TRUST."

e monument is located close to the road and is currently sufZering f r o m lack stainina in the recesses of the statue as well as some cracks in the

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,elation to other properties: Statewide ;. - : '. .. . '.

. +--: ~~~licable:<~atibnalj Register - Cri C r i t e r i a ~onsidexations (Exceptione) : B. F

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Areas af ~ignif icance: SOCIAL HI STORY

Period (a) of Significance: 1910

Significant Dates: 3910

S t a t e significance of property, and just if y criteria, cr i t e r ia considerations, and areas and perioda of significance noted above. - See continuation sheet.

Criterion A, statewide significance Criterion Considerations B and F

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The Pine Bluff Confederate 'Monument is associated with the historic context . 'Somethins So D i m It: Muet Be Holym: Civil War Commemorative Sculpture in . ' - Arkansas, 1886-1934 as a commemorative monument financed and erected through - - . the e f f o r t s of an ancestral organization in Arkansas. As such, it is el igible

' under Crit~ h statewide significance fo r its associations with the e f fo r t s of id 0, Dodd Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy LU r e L ~ e c t membersf perception of the noble character andE valor 3f their veterans and their cause. Thus, it also meets t h e eligibility :eguirernents of C r i t e r i a Consideration F: Commemorative Properties.

' David Owen Dodd was a 17-year-old Arkansan who, on December 29, f 863, was arrested by Union troops 10 miles w e s t of L i t t l e R o c k . In h i s possession was book containing coded material detailing the strength of Federal forces in ,le area. Following a six-day t r i a l , Dodd was found guilty and sentenced t o leath by hanging. Professor W.C. Parham's 1906 account of the execution iescribes the Un oneral ~ r e d r i = k Steele , as offering his prisoner a f u l l >ardon, if he -WOI ivulge. the source . of, his in£ o v a t i o n , to. which ' Dodd illegedly replie thank you- for your good wishes ,and. kind. offers , but I. .-

' must"kay that I: w'i ' l l "not betray a friend; and l i k e Nathan H a l e , I regret tha t - - C only have but one l i f e to give to my country. '! Dodd was .hanged on January . . 3, 1864, and subsequently achieved heroic status w i t h many Arkansans, -

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1x1 r3J7 the ~ a k i d 0.- odd Chapter of the united ~ & h t e r s of tke.~onfederac( . . (located in Pine Bluff) decided to erect a monument in horior ef Dodd and the

' Confederate soldiers of Arkansas who served in t h e Civil War. &ds for the memorial were first raised by holding a tea and bazaar and were la ter supplemented by t h e sale of a Dodd biography, written by M r s . Myra McAlmont

* Vaughan. On July 22, 1910, the monument was unveiled be£ ore a large crowd at Pine B l u f f High School.

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The unveiling ceremony, which the P ine Bluff ~ a i l v Grashic called "one of the most interesting events in t h e history of Pine B1uf f , was a gala affair . The crowd watched E ssion of Confederate flag bearers, young girls representing eac state, Loiral dignitaries, and the Cotton B e l t band paraded down La k t to Pine Bluff High School. These elaborate festivitie~ rccasion were typical :he era. The monument :email il February of 1 when renow : at the schoo: he current site.

. . . nespit; be; wed f: ginal locatidn af te r t h e &toricperiod, thC Pine B l u f f !derat remains in a public place, having moved,from a high schoo~ campus EO En, ---nty courthous'e, and retains its integrity of

, setting and environment and its associations with the David 0. Dodd Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Thus, it meets the requirements of C r i t e r i a Exception B.

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The Pine B l u f f Confederate Monument is associated with the historic context aSomethinq So Dim It Must Be Eolvmr Civil War C-emorative Scul~ture i a Arkansas, 1886-1934 as a commemorative monument f inanced and erected through the efforts of an ancestral organization in mkansas. As such, it is eligible under Criterion A w i t h statewide significance for its associations w i t h the e f fo r t s of the David 0. Dodd Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy to reflect members' perception of t h e noble character and valor of t h e i r veterans and their cause. Thus, it also meets the eligibility requirements of Criteria Consideration F: Commemorative Properties.

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. 9 . Major Bibliographfcal References ---------- - - - - - - - - - -P====================rlrP=======================e=======mm=-n

pine Bluff Commercial, July 2 2 , 1973, clipping on file at Arkansas Historic Preservation Program.

Pine Bluff Dailv Gra~hic, July 23, 1910, clipping on file at Arkansas Historic Presevvatlon Program.

- See continuation sheet.

Previoue documentation on file (NPS) :

preliminary determination of individual listing (3 6 CFR 6 7) has been requested.

- previouely listed-in the National Register - 8 previously determined eligible by the mal Register " ;

dediaated a National Historic Landma - recorded by-Historic American ~ u i l d i n l way , #

; :-. I -ed by Historic-American Engineerrng Record # 1 . . , . ' . -

Primary ~ o c a t i o n -of Additional 1 , . ' .

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, An area amuna the m o n u m e n t defined by L -- foot radius centeked on the I monument itself. ;. , > Boundary Just if icat50n : - See continuation sheet.

This boundary includes all the property historically associated with this xeaource.

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Organization : Arkansas Historic Preservation Pkosranl Date: 03/08/96

. Street &Number: .. . ,. . 323 Center Street. Suite 1500 Telephone: (501) 324-9880

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City or Town: L i t t l e Rock State: AR_ Z i p : 72203.