It began construction on private land in 2013 in Orange, Texas, near the Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area.

The memorial is on private land adjacent to Interstate 10 on Martin Luther King Jr Drive.

[2] Proponents, led by Granvel Block,[3] say the project will honor Civil War veterans and educate visitors on history, and say that the location was chosen for low cost.

[4] Opponents have condemned the memorial because of its connection to an effort to maintain slavery, and because they say its location is provocative, on Martin Luther King Jr Drive.

[5] The Beaumont Enterprise reported that the monument faced wide opposition from local residents and city council, which had no legal tools to stop construction.