Confederate Dead monument Texas State Capitol
Inscription:
Died For State Rights Guaranteed under the Constitution The people of the South, animated by the spirit of 1776, to preserve their rights, withdrew from the Federal compact in 1861.The North resorted to coercion.
The South, against overwhelming numbers and resources, fought until exhausted.
During the war, there were twenty two hundred and fifty seven engagements;
In eighteen hundred and eighty two of these, at least one Texas regiment took part.
Number of men enlisted:
Confederate Armies, 680,000; Federal Armies, 2,859,132,
Losses from all causes:
Confederate, 437,000; Federal, 486,216