Dedicated in 1910, it is one of several monuments built to honor Confederate soldiers.

The structure is a local tourist attraction and, since 1996, has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

[2] Made entirely of marble, the Marianna Confederate Monument consists of a statue of the General in Chief of the Armies of the Confederate States, Robert E. Lee, in dress uniform.

The Lee statue is mounted on a column 20 feet (6.1 m) high, with a fountain at its base which is fed by two downward-pointing sculpted cannons.

781 of the U. D. C., and dedicated to the "loving memory of Lee County's Confederate soldiers.