The Howitzer Monument was installed in

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, in the United States. It commemorated the Richmond Howitzers, a

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unit. The statue was created by

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. It was located on Virginia Commonwealth University's Monroe Park campus.

History

The monument was erected in 1892. In 2020, rioters pulled down the statue. “The Richmond Howitzer Company of the 1st Regiment of Volunteers was founded on November 9, 1859, by

George Wythe Randolph George Wythe Randolph (March 10, 1818 – April 3, 1867) was a Virginia lawyer, planter, politician and Confederate general. After representing the City of Richmond during the Virginia Secession Convention in 1861, during eight months in 1 ...

, a grandson of

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. After electing Randolph its first captain, the company, which was recruited from elite Richmond circles, marched to Charles Town, Virginia (now West Virginia), to help provide security during

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's trial and subsequent execution. Following the end of the Civil War “the Howitzers reorganized in 1871 and saw active duty during both

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and

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. It is now a unit in the Virginia National Guard.

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