Leflore County's Tribute To Her Sons And Daughters Of The Southern Confederacy Erected Under The Auspices Of The Varina Jefferson Davis Chapter United Daughters Of The Confederacy Oct 9,1919	To the Confederate woman none has told the story of her. Whose heart and life were a sacrifice offered as valiantly and unselfishly upon the altar of her southland as were any wariors life upon the battlefields. So to her import we have placed this monument, that all may know she loved her country, and enfold her memory in eternal glory, cherishing it forever.
This side of the monument shows a soldier saluting.  Under where he is standing is a steamer wheel. Underneath the soldier the monument is inscribed as: Replica of Pilot Wheel of the steamer "Star of the West"	To the left of the steamer wheel: Steamer Star of the West in 1861 the first gun of the war between the states was fired at this vessel in  Charleston Harbor To the right of the steamer wheel: The "Star of the West" was captured by a squad of confederate calvary at Sabine Pass, and scuttled in 1863 in Tallahatchie River at Fort Pemberton three miles from Greenwood
A testimonial of our affecton and everence for the Confederate Soldier the memory of whose brave deeds and heroic life and the principles for which he sacrificed so much we bequeath to our children through all future generations	-

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