Headstone of Robert H. Elliott

Item

Legacies Classification
Memorial Artwork
Memorial Type
Sculptural Memorial
Memorial Context
Lost Cause
Memorialized Subject
Elliott, Robert Habersham
Title
Headstone of Robert H. Elliott
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 Robert Habersham Elliott (1846-1937), a first lieutenant in the Confederate Army and the son of the Rt. Rev. Stephen Elliott, Episcopal Bishop of Georgia and one of the three important Episcopal bishop founders of the University.
Physical Description
Vertical granite or marble marker, 13 inches wide and approximately 30 inches high, with a pointed top to distinguish it from the oval-topped markers for U.S. soldiers. It is inscribed with the Confederate "Cross of Honor."
Memorial Inscription
1 LIEUT
ROBERT H. ELLIOTT
CO. D
1 GA. INF.
C.S.A.
Historical Period
1890-1945: Era of the Lost Cause, Jim Crow legal segregation and discrimination, and organized anti-Black racism
Campus Location
University Cemetery
Location: Institution, City, State
University of the South; Sewanee, Tennessee
Learn More About this Subject
Elliott, Stephen

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