Marker on grave of Reuben Boaz Short

Item

Legacies Classification
Memorial Artwork
Memorial Type
Visual Work of Art
Memorial Context
Lost Cause
Memorialized Subject
Short, Reuben Boaz
Title
Marker on grave of Reuben Boaz Short
Background and Context
Located in University Cemetery, University of the South, this marble "CSA" (Confederate States of America?) marker appears on the grave of Reuben Boaz Short, immediately next to the official C.S. Army headstone issued by the U.S. government.
Physical Description
The stone is marble and measures 6 inches by 6 inches square. Its height or depth is unknown.
Memorial Inscription
CSA
Creator/Participating Person(s)
Unknown
Historical Period
1890-1945: Era of the Lost Cause, Jim Crow legal segregation and discrimination, and organized anti-Black racism
Funded by
Unknown
Campus Location
University Cemetery
Location: Institution, City, State
University of the South; Sewanee, Tennessee
Learn More About this Subject
Reuben B. Short official headstone

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