Gathering at Childress Courthouse of Confederate veterans

This solemn group portrait, taken around 1921 on the steps of the Childress County Courthouse in Childress, Texas, shows a gathering of Confederate veterans, now elderly, many wearing commemorative ribbons on their lapels. These men, once soldiers in the American Civil War (1861–1865), reunited decades later to honor their shared experiences and commemorate their fallen comrades.

In early 20th-century Texas, such gatherings were part of a wider effort by veterans’ organizations to preserve memory, foster community, and shape historical narratives of the war and its aftermath. This photo captures the somber dignity of men shaped by conflict, age, and time.

While the Civil War remains a deeply complex and painful chapter in U.S. history, this image offers a rare visual document of post-war memory and identity in rural Texas.

📍 United States, Childress, Texas — Circa 1921

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