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Dedicated to the men of Lawrence County, Alabama,
from all walks of life, who left kith and kin,
hearth and home, and lost their lives in military service
for the Confederate States of America during
the War for Southern Independence. 1861-1865
Lawrence County raised a Company or more
for these Regiments
Lawrence County Invincible
4th Alabama Cavalry (Roddy's Cavalry)
4th Alabama Cavalry (Russell's Cavalry)
5th Alabama Cavalry
9th Alabama Cavalry
10th Alabama Cavalry
11th Alabama Cavalry
7th Alabama Cavalry
9th Alabama Cavalry
16th Alabama Cavalry
27th Alabama Cavalry
35th Alabama Cavalry
49th Alabama Cavalry(rear)
Audemus Jura Nortra Defendre
"Not for fame or reward,
not for place or for rnk,
not lured by ambition
or goaded by necessity.
but in simple obedience to duty
as they understood it,
these men suffered all,
sacrificed all,
dared all ~ and died."
Inscription on the
Confederate Memorial
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington, Virginia
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Deo Vindice
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