Memorial to Company A, Capitol Guards
National Register of Historic Places

Memorial to Company A, Capitol Guards

Little Rock, Arkansas
Listed
May 14, 2021
Type
Object
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
96000451

About this property

The Memorial to Company A, Capitol Guards (also known as the Capitol Guards Monument) was an American Civil War memorial in MacArthur Park, Little Rock, Arkansas. It stood just northeast of the former Tower Building of the Little Rock Arsenal, at a junction of two of the park's internal roadways. It consisted of a bronze sculpture depicting a Confederate Army soldier in a defensive stance, holding a rifle pointed forward. The statue was 8 feet (2.4 m) in height, and was mounted in a granite column 16 feet (4.9 m) tall. The memorial was sometimes known as "Lest we forget", a line that appeared near the top of the inscription on the base. The statue was created by sculptor Rudolph Schwarz, and was installed in 1911; it was paid for by the local chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, and memorializes the unit that seized the arsenal at the outset of the war. The memorial was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996, and was delisted in 2021. The statue was removed in June 2020 following the George Floyd protests.

Location

Little Rock, Arkansas
34.73856, -92.26520
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

St. Edwards Church
Industrial
0.1 mi
MacArthur Park Historic District
Listed
0.1 mi
U.S. Arsenal Building
Early Republic
0.1 mi
Johnson House
Industrial
0.2 mi
Johnson House
Industrial
0.2 mi

Nearby Battles

Engagement at Ashley's Station (Pulaski County 1864)
1864Civil War
0.3 mi
Skirmish at Little Rock (January 1864)
1864Civil War
1.5 mi

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Memorial to Company A, Capitol Guards was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 14, 2021.

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