Headstone of Reuben Boaz Short

Item

Legacies Classification
Memorial Artwork
Memorial Type
Sculptural Memorial
Memorial Context
Lost Cause
Memorialized Subject
Short, Reuben Boaz
Title
Headstone of Reuben Boaz Short
Background and Context
Located in University Cemetery, University of the South, this official Confederate headstone, issued by the U.S. War Department, appears on the grave of Reuben Boaz Short. According to the inscription, Prince was a private in Company 1[?] 17th Tennessee Infantry, C.S. Army.
Physical Description
Horizontal granite or marble marker, 24 inches in length, 12 inches in width, and 4 inches deep with incised inscriptions, including a Christian cross.
Memorial Inscription
REUBEN BOAZ SHORT
PVT CO I[?] 17 TENN INF
CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY
JUN 3 1840 MAR 2 1898
Creator/Participating Person(s)
U.S. War [Defense] Department
Historical Period
1890-1945: Era of the Lost Cause, Jim Crow legal segregation and discrimination, and organized anti-Black racism
Funded by
U.S. War [Defense] Department
Campus Location
University Cemetery
Location: Institution, City, State
University of the South; Sewanee, Tennessee
Learn More About this Subject
Information about official Confederate headstones issued by the U.S. Department of War (later U.S. Department of Defense)
Short's memorial is accompanied by a CSA stone.

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