Sons of Confederate Veterans recognize Miller County residents for their efforts - Miller County Liberal

Our Confederate Legacy: The Memorial Marker at the Fayette County Courthouse

If you’ve ever spent time in downtown Fayetteville, you may have noticed a stone monument on the northwest corner of the old courthouse lawn. Or, like me for years, you never noticed it because of its small size. This article is the first in an occasional series exploring the legacy of the Confederacy in our area and how its shadow still shapes our community today. We’ll start with that modest courthouse monument: its history, the group that pla…

Sons of Confederate Veterans recognize Miller County residents for their efforts - Miller County Liberal

(L-R): Gail Calhoun, David Lovering, Jack Cowart, Felix Tabb and Bobby Tully The Ninth Brigade of the Sons of Confederate Veterans recognized several people from Miller County for their efforts in history and cemetery work. Bobby Tully, Felix Tabb and Jim Herndon received a certificate recognizing them for their work in historical research and cemetery preservation. For many years these men have repaired headstones and cared for cemetery sites i…