Henderson and Transylvania Counties Union Soldiers Monument, Etowah

The marker is made of rocks cemented together in a pattern that is common throughout the Western Carolina Mountains. It is 5 feet tall and 3 ½ feet wide. A plaque is 3 ¼ foot by 2 ¾ foot. Inscription IN HONOR OF / UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR. / 1861—1865 HENDERSON AND TRANSYLVANIA / COUNTIES. NORTH CAROLINA. / WITH GREAT RESPECT FOR THE WOMEN / WHO CARRIED ON AT HOME WHILE / HUSBANDS AND BROTHERS WERE FIGHTING / TO PRESERVE THE UNION. / FUNDED AND ERECTED IN 1985 / BY THE DESCENDANTS AND FRIENDS OF / THE UNION VETERANS.