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The Capital Guard Memorial is located near the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History in Little Rock's MacArthur Park. the Capital Guard was a local militia that liberated the Little Rock Arsenal from Union troops in February 1861. The Capital Guard was organized into Company A of the Sixth Arkansas Infantry during the Civil War.
The Confederate Soldier adorning the monument stands seven feet tall. The inscription on the pedestal of the monument reads: "To the memory of the Capital Guards, Company A, Sixth Arkansas Infantry, Cleburne's Division, 1861-1865. When his division defended, no odds could break its lines; when it attacked, no numbers resisted its onslaught."
The monument was created by sculptor Rudolph Schwarz at the request of Robert C. Newton Camp of the United Sons of Confederate Veterans. It was dedicated on May 15, 1911, during the United Confederate Veterans Reunion. It was restored and rededicated in 2004.
