The brave men of Darlington County entered the armies of the southern confederacy at the call of duty and gave their lives in a struggle presented as defending the rights and honor of South Carolina and her sister confederates. Their memory is preserved with words honoring the dead, praising those who die in a great cause, and declaring that those whose spirits and souls are free can never truly be conquered. The women of Darlington County lovingly raised this tribute, recalling that their prayers followed these men to the battlefield and that they still live in their memories.