List Of Confederate Monuments And Memorials In Virginia
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Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...
includes public displays and symbols of the
Confederate States of America The Confederate States of America (CSA), commonly referred to as the Confederate States or the Confederacy was an unrecognized breakaway republic in the Southern United States that existed from February 8, 1861, to May 9, 1865. The Confeder ...
(CSA), Confederate leaders, or Confederate soldiers of the
American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states th ...
. Part of the commemoration of the American Civil War, these symbols include monuments and statues, flags,
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and other observances, and the names of schools, roads, parks, bridges, counties, cities, lakes, dams, military bases, and other public works. This list does not include items of a more strictly documentary nature, such as historic markers or battlefield parks if they were not established to honor the Confederacy. Nor does it include figures connected with the origins of the Civil War or
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, as distinct from the Confederacy. , there are at least 239 public spaces with Confederate monuments in Virginia, more than in any other state.


Bridge

* Abingdon: The
John Hunt Morgan John Hunt Morgan (June 1, 1825 – September 4, 1864) was an American soldier who served as a Confederate general in the American Civil War of 1861–1865. In April 1862, Morgan raised the 2nd Kentucky Cavalry Regiment (CSA) and fought in t ...
Bridge, on East Main St./ U.S. 11, is named for a Confederate general. *
Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, ...
: The Robert E. Lee Bridge, on U.S. 301


Buildings

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Alexandria Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandria ...
: Robert E. Lee District RECenter -now Lee District RECenter. * Lynchburg: Terrell Health and Counseling Center (formerly Alexander W. Terrell Memorial Infirmary) at
Randolph College Randolph College is a private liberal arts and sciences college in Lynchburg, Virginia. Founded in 1891 as Randolph-Macon Woman's College, it was renamed on July 1, 2007, when it became coeducational. The college offers 32 majors; 42 minors; ...
; named for Confederate General
Alexander W. Terrell Alexander Watkins Terrell (November 23, 1827 – September 9, 1912) was an American lawyer, judge, planter, Confederate officer, and diplomat. He served as the U. S. Envoy to the Ottoman Empire and a Confederate military officer. He helped pass ...
* Manassas: Stonewall Jackson Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department *
Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, ...
:
Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Administration Medical Center Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Administration Medical Center, also known as Richmond VA Medical Center or McGuire VA Hospital, is located in Richmond, Virginia. History The facility is named in honor of Hunter Holmes McGuire, M.D. (1835–19 ...
.
McGuire The MacGuire ( ) family is an Irish clan based in County Fermanagh. The name derives from the Gaelic , which is "son of Odhar" meaning "dun", "dark one". According to legend, this relates to the eleventh descendant of Colla da Chrich, great-gran ...
was a Confederate veteran,
Stonewall Jackson Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (January 21, 1824 – May 10, 1863) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, considered one of the best-known Confederate commanders, after Robert E. Lee. He played a prominent role in nearl ...
's and
Jubal Early Jubal Anderson Early (November 3, 1816 – March 2, 1894) was a Virginia lawyer and politician who became a Confederate general during the American Civil War. Trained at the United States Military Academy, Early resigned his U.S. Army commissio ...
's personal physician, and an influential supporter of the "Lost Cause" view of the Confederacy and the Civil War.


Geological features

* Rockbridge: The
Maury River The Maury River is a tributary of the James River in west-central Virginia in the United States. It is part of the watershed of Chesapeake Bay. Course The Maury flows for its entire length in Rockbridge County. It is formed near Goshen by the ...
is named after
Matthew Fontaine Maury Matthew Fontaine Maury (January 14, 1806February 1, 1873) was an American oceanographer and naval officer, serving the United States and then joining the Confederacy during the American Civil War. He was nicknamed "Pathfinder of the Seas" and i ...
, who was a Commodore in the Confederate navy.


Highways

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Lee Highway The Lee Highway was a national auto trail in the United States, connecting New York City and San Francisco, California, via the South and Southwest. After receiving a letter on January 15, 1919, from Dr. Samuel Myrtle Johnson of Roswell, New Mex ...
, various locales retain the name for portions of this former auto trail route. * General Mahone Highway, a large portion of
U.S. Route 460 U.S. Route 460 (US 460) is a spur route of U.S. Route 60. It currently runs for 655 miles (1,054 km) from Norfolk, Virginia, at its parent route U.S. Route 60 at Ocean View to Frankfort, Kentucky, intersecting its parent route once ...
, between Petersburg and Suffolk. *
Jefferson Davis Highway The Jefferson Davis Highway, also known as the Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway, was a planned transcontinental highway in the United States in the 1910s and 1920s that began in Arlington, Virginia, and extended south and west to San Diego, Cal ...
, also called Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway. Some portions of the highway have been renamed, but other sections in Virginia still carry the name. *
Jubal Early Jubal Anderson Early (November 3, 1816 – March 2, 1894) was a Virginia lawyer and politician who became a Confederate general during the American Civil War. Trained at the United States Military Academy, Early resigned his U.S. Army commissio ...
Highway, a section of Virginia Rt. 116 in Franklin County, Virginia, from Roanoke City to Virginia Route 122 in Franklin County, is named after him. It passes his birthplace, identified by a historical highway marker. In Roanoke County, it is referred to as "JAE Valley Road," incorporating Jubal Anderson Early's initials. * John Mosby Highway, the designation for most of U.S. Route 50 in Virginia, with portions also called Lee Highway, in Fairfax and Arlington, or Lee–Jackson Memorial Highway in Chantilly. *
Stonewall Jackson Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (January 21, 1824 – May 10, 1863) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, considered one of the best-known Confederate commanders, after Robert E. Lee. He played a prominent role in nearl ...
Highway is a named portion of
U.S. Route 340 U.S. Route 340 (US 340) is a spur route of US 40, and runs from Greenville, Virginia to Frederick, Maryland. In Virginia, it runs north–south, parallel and east of US 11, from US 11 north of Greenville via Waynesboro, Grottoes, Elkton, ...
. * Magruder Boulevard was a named portion of Virginia route 134, and had its name changed to Neil Armstrong Parkway in July 2021.


Monuments


Courthouse monuments

* Abingdon: Confederate Monument (1907),
Frederick William Sievers Frederick William Sievers (October 26, 1872 – 1966) was an American sculptor, born in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Sievers moved to Richmond, Virginia, as a young man, furthering his art studies by attending the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Rome, wh ...
, sculptor * Amelia: Confederate Monument (1905) * Amherst:
Amherst County Amherst County is a county, located in the Piedmont region and near the center of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. The county is part of the Lynchburg Metropolitan Statistical Area, and its county seat is also named Amherst. ...
Confederate Monument (1922) * Appomatox: Confederate Monument (1905) *
Bedford Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population of the Bedford built-up area (including Biddenham and Kempston) was 106,940, making it the second-largest settlement in Bedfordshire, behind Luton, whilst ...
: Confederate Memorial (1935) * Berryville: Confederate Memorial (1900) * Bland: Confederate Monument (1911) * Boydton: Monument to Confederate Soldiers of Mecklenburg (1908; rededicated in 2002) *
Buckingham Buckingham ( ) is a market town in north Buckinghamshire, England, close to the borders of Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire, which had a population of 12,890 at the 2011 Census. The town lies approximately west of Central Milton Keynes, sou ...
: Monument and cannon dedicated to the Confederate soldiers of Buckingham County. (1908) *
Charlotte Charlotte ( ) is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont (United States), Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Meckl ...
: Charlotte County Confederate Memorial (1901) *
Charlottesville Charlottesville, colloquially known as C'ville, is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is the county seat of Albemarle County, which surrounds the city, though the two are separate legal entities. It is named after Queen Cha ...
,
Albemarle County Albemarle County is a county located in the Piedmont region of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Its county seat is Charlottesville, which is an independent city and enclave entirely surrounded by the county. Albemarle County is part of the Charl ...
Monument, American Bronze Foundry Company (1909) *
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: Confederate Dead Monument (1899; rededicated in 1967) *
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: Confederate Memorial (1903) * Courtland: Confederate Monument (1905) * Dinwiddie: Confederate Monument (1909) * Eastville: Confederate Monument (1913). "Erected by Harmanson-West camp Confederate veterans, the daughters of the Confederacy, and the citizens of the Eastern Shore of Virginia to the soldiers of the Confederacy from Northampton and Accomack Counties. They died bravely in war, or, in peace live nobly to rehabilitate their country. A. D. 1913." * Emporia: Confederate Memorial (1910) * Fincastle: Confederate Memorial (1904) * Floyd: Confederate Monument (1904) *
Front Royal Front Royal is the only incorporated town in Warren County, Virginia, United States. The population was 15,011 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Warren County. History The entire Shenandoah Valley including the area to become F ...
: Confederate Monument (1911) * Gate City: Confederate Memorial (1988) *
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: Confederate Monument (1899) * Halifax: Confederate Memorial (1911) * Heathsville: Civil War Memorial, Northumberland County (1873) * Hillsville: Confederate Monument (1907) * King William: To Our Soldiers of the Confederacy Monument (1901) * Lancaster: Lancaster County Confederate Monument (1872) * Lawrenceville: Brunswick County Confederate Monument (1910) * Leesburg: Confederate Soldier Memorial (1908) * Louisa: Confederate Monument (1905) * Lovingston: Confederate Monument (1965) *
Lunenburgh Athens is a village in Greene County, New York, United States. The population was 1,668 at the 2010 census. The village is named after the classical city of Athens. It is in the eastern part of the town of Athens, across the Hudson River from ...
: Confederate Monument (1916) *
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: Confederate Monument (1904) * Mathews: Our Confederate Soldier Monument (1912) *
Monterey Monterey (; es, Monterrey; Ohlone: ) is a city located in Monterey County on the southern edge of Monterey Bay on the U.S. state of California's Central Coast. Founded on June 3, 1770, it functioned as the capital of Alta California under both ...
: Confederate Monument (1918) * Montross: Westmoreland County Confederate Monument (1876) * New Castle: Confederate Monument (1912) * Nottoway: Confederate Monument (1893) *
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: Confederate Memorial (1901) * Pearisburg: Confederate Medal of Honor Monument (1995). Inscribed is the Jefferson Davis quote, "It is a duty we owe to posterity to see that our children shall know the virtues and rise worthy of their sires." *
Powhatan The Powhatan people (; also spelled Powatan) may refer to any of the indigenous Algonquian people that are traditionally from eastern Virginia. All of the Powhatan groups descend from the Powhatan Confederacy. In some instances, The Powhatan ...
: Powhatan Troop Confederate Memorial (1999) * Rocky Mount: Confederate Monument (1910) *
Spotsylvania Courthouse Spotsylvania Courthouse is a census-designated place (CDP) and the county seat of Spotsylvania County, Virginia, located 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Fredericksburg. Recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census designated place (CDP), t ...
: Confederate Monument (1918) * Smithfield: Confederate Monument (1905) * Surry: Confederate Monument (1903) *
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: Confederate Monument (1912) * Tappahannock: Essex County Confederate Monument (1909) * Tazewell: Confederate Memorial (1903) * Warm Springs: Confederate Memorial (1922) * Warrenton: Monument to CSA colonel
John S. Mosby John Singleton Mosby (December 6, 1833 – May 30, 1916), also known by his nickname "Gray Ghost", was a Confederate army cavalry battalion commander in the American Civil War. His command, the 43rd Battalion, Virginia Cavalry, known as Mosb ...
(1916) *
Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...
: Confederate Monument (1898) * Williamsburg: Williamsburg Confederate Monument (1908) *
Winchester Winchester is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city in Hampshire, England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government Districts of England, district, at the western end of the South Downs Nation ...
: Confederate Soldiers Monument (1916) – in front of former courthouse, now museum. Plaque reads: "In honor of the Confederate soldiers from Winchester and Frederick County who faithfully served the South." *
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: Confederate Monument (1905)


Other public monuments

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Alexandria Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandria ...
: ** Plaques (1870) of Robert E. Lee and George Washington hang on either side of the altar at Christ Church, where both were parishioners. Following a unanimous vote of its board in 2017, the church announced the plaques would be removed in 2018 once a new location of "respectful prominence" is identified. * Berryville: Memorial (1986) and "hitching post" where Robert E. Lee tethered his horse, Traveller, while Lee "paused on his march to Gettysburg" to attended a church service * Brandy Station: UDC monument (1998) dedicated to John Pelham *
Bristol Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city in ...
: Confederate Soldier Monument (1910) * Buchanan: Botetourt Artillery Obelisk (1902) *
Buckingham Buckingham ( ) is a market town in north Buckinghamshire, England, close to the borders of Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire, which had a population of 12,890 at the 2011 Census. The town lies approximately west of Central Milton Keynes, sou ...
: Confederate Soldiers of Buckingham County (1908) * Chancellorsville: Confederate monuments at the site of the
Battle of Chancellorsville The Battle of Chancellorsville, April 30 – May 6, 1863, was a major battle of the American Civil War (1861–1865), and the principal engagement of the Chancellorsville campaign. Chancellorsville is known as Lee's "perfect battle" because h ...
include: ** Jackson Memorial Boulder and Tablet (1888), placed by former members of
Stonewall Jackson Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (January 21, 1824 – May 10, 1863) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, considered one of the best-known Confederate commanders, after Robert E. Lee. He played a prominent role in nearl ...
's staff ** General Thomas J. Jackson Shaft (1888), "On this spot fell mortally wounded Thomas J. Jackson Lt. Gen. C.S.A. May 2nd 1863" ** Lee-Jackson Bivouac Shaft (1903), "Bivouac, Lee and Jackson, night of May 1, 1863" ** Lee-Jackson Bivouac Tablet (1937) ** Brigadier General Elisha F. Paxton Tablet (1980), "In this vicinity Brig. Gen. E. F. Paxton, C.S.A. Aged 35 years, of Rockbridge County, VA. was killed on the morning of May 3, 1863 while leading his command, the Stonewall Brigade in the attack on Fairview" *
Charlottesville Charlottesville, colloquially known as C'ville, is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is the county seat of Albemarle County, which surrounds the city, though the two are separate legal entities. It is named after Queen Cha ...
** ''
Robert Edward Lee Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was a General officers in the Confederate States Army, Confederate general during the American Civil War, towards the end of which he was appointed the General in Chief of the Ar ...
'' (sculpture),
Henry Shrady Henry Merwin Shrady (October 12, 1871 – April 12, 1922) was an American sculptor, best known for the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial on the west front of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. Background Shrady was born in New York City. Hi ...
and
Leo Lentelli Leo Lentelli (20 October 1879 – 31 December 1961) was an Italian sculptor who immigrated to the United States. During his 52 years in the United States he created works throughout the country, notably in New York and San Francisco. He also taugh ...
, sculptors, 1924. There is no historical link between Lee and Charlottesville, and the City Council of Charlottesville voted in February, 2017, to remove it, and to rename Lee Park, Emancipation Park. This led to the
white supremacist White supremacy or white supremacism is the belief that white people are superior to those of other Race (human classification), races and thus should dominate them. The belief favors the maintenance and defense of any Power (social and polit ...
Unite the Right rally The Unite the Right rally was a white supremacist rally that took place in Charlottesville, Virginia, from August 11 to 12, 2017. Marchers included members of the alt-right, neo-Confederates, neo-fascists, white nationalists, neo-Nazis, ...
in August, 2017, in which there were three fatalities. A lawsuit, unresolved as of October, 2018, generated an injunction prohibiting the city from removing the statue or "adding context". The statues were then shrouded in black, but the shrouds were removed in 2018. In the City Council meeting of July, 2018, the name of the park was changed again, to Market Street Park.
The statue was vandalized with red paint and the words "Native Land", during the night of July 7–8, 2017; this was "just hours ahead of a rally by the
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in Justice Park." It was defaced again with the word "FREDOM" ic the vandalism was discovered on February 19, 2019. In April, 2019, a circuit court judge ruled that the statues of Lee and Jackson "are war monuments that the city cannot remove without permission from the state." Whether the statute in question applies retroactively to monuments that antedate the law is an issue headed for the state Supreme Court. ** '' Thomas Jonathan ("Stonewall") Jackson'' (sculpture), by
Charles Keck Charles Keck (September 9, 1875 – April 23, 1951) was an American sculptor from New York City, New York. Early life and education Keck studied at the National Academy of Design and the Art Students League of New York with Philip Martiny, ...
, erected in 1921. Originally the Charlottesville City Council had intended to leave it, but following the violence of the
Unite the Right rally The Unite the Right rally was a white supremacist rally that took place in Charlottesville, Virginia, from August 11 to 12, 2017. Marchers included members of the alt-right, neo-Confederates, neo-fascists, white nationalists, neo-Nazis, ...
of August 10–11 (provoked by the decision to remove the Lee statue), the Council voted on September 5, 2017, to remove it, and the park it was located in was renamed Justice Park. A lawsuit blocked immediate removal or "adding context". The statue was also shrouded in black. Legal action forced the removal of the shroud in 2018. At the City Council meeting of July, 2018, the park name was changed a second time, to Court Square Park. As of October, 2018, the fate of the two statues is unresolved. In April, 2019, a circuit court judge ruled that the statues of Lee and Jackson "are war monuments that the city cannot remove without permission from the state." Whether the statute in question applies retroactively to monuments that antedate the law is an issue headed for the state Supreme Court. **
University of Virginia Cemetery The University of Virginia Cemetery and Columbarium is a cemetery on the grounds of the University of Virginia, located at the intersection of McCormick Road and Alderman Road. In operation since 1828, during the earliest days of the university, ...
: Confederate monument (1893), by
Caspar Buberl Caspar Buberl (1834 – August 22, 1899) was an American sculptor. He is best known for his Civil War monuments, for the terra cotta relief panels on the Garfield Memorial in Cleveland, Ohio (depicting the various stages of James Garfield' ...
. Justin Greenlee draws a parallel between the erection of this monument, at whose dedication slavery was denied as a cause of the Civil War, and the adjacent cemetery for slaves, which was robbed of bodies for dissection in UVA's School of Medicine and Anatomy. *
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: UDC monument (1929) commemorating Confederate victory in the
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*
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: Virginia Defenders of State Sovereignty Confederate Soldier Monument (1900) *
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John Quincy Marr John Quincy Marr (May 27, 1825 – June 1, 1861) was a Virginia militia company captain and the first Confederate soldier killed by a Union soldier in combat during the American Civil War. Marr was killed at the Battle of Fairfax Court Hou ...
monument, dedicated to the first Confederate officer killed in the Civil War during the
Battle of Fairfax Court House (June 1861) The Battle of Fairfax Court House was the first land engagement of the American Civil War with fatal casualties. On June 1, 1861, a Union scouting party clashed with the local militia in the village of Fairfax, Virginia, resulting in the firs ...
Erected 1904. *
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: Confederate Monument (1911) * Fredericksburg ** Confederate Monument (2009) ** "The Angel of Marye's Heights" Monument, statue of Sergeant
Richard Rowland Kirkland Richard Rowland Kirkland (August 1843 – September 20, 1863), known as "The Angel of Marye's Heights", was a Confederate Army, Confederate soldier during the American Civil War, noted by both sides for his bravery and the story of his humanit ...
giving water to fallen union soldier. (1965) ** The Heights at Smith Run (2014) ** Thomas R.R. Cobb Monument and Marker (1888) * Glen Allen: J.E.B. Stuart Memorial (1888) * Gloucester: Confederate Monument (1889) * Goshen Pass: Maury Memorial, stone monument marker (1923) *
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: Confederate Monument (1914) *
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: ** Two monuments at Big Bethel Cemetery, within
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: ***Big Bethel UDC Monument (1905) ***UDC Monument (1964), commemorating the 100th anniversary of the
Battle of Big Bethel The Battle of Big Bethel was one of the earliest land battles of the American Civil War. It took place on the Virginia Peninsula, near Newport News, on June 10, 1861. Virginia's decision to secede from the Union had been ratified by popular vot ...
** Hampton National Cemetery: Two small, granite blocks near the burial location of 272 Confederates are inscribed "To Our Confederate Dead" *
Harrisonburg, Virginia Harrisonburg is an independent city in the Shenandoah Valley region of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. It is also the county seat of the surrounding Rockingham County, although the two are separate jurisdictions. At the 2 ...
: " Talbot Boys" monument (1914) at the Cross Keys battlefield, moved there from Talbot County Courthouse, Maryland, in 2022. * Hopewell: Confederate Memorial (1949) *
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: Confederate Monument (1914) * Lexington **
Francis H. Smith Francis Henney Smith (October 18, 1812 – March 21, 1890) was an American military officer, mathematician and educator. After graduating from West Point and a brief service in the United States Army, he became the first Superintendent of the ...
Confederate Monument (1931) ** Stonewall Jackson Monument and Arch **
Washington and Lee University , mottoeng = "Not Unmindful of the Future" , established = , type = Private liberal arts university , academic_affiliations = , endowment = $2.092 billion (2021) , president = William C. Dudley , provost = Lena Hill , city = Lexingto ...
*** Previously Washington University, was renamed weeks after Robert E. Lee died as the President of the university. *** A large Confederate battle flag and a number of related flags were removed from the Chapel in 2014. *** Inside
Lee Chapel University Chapel (formerly Lee Chapel) of Washington and Lee University is a National Historic Landmark in Lexington, Virginia. It was constructed during 1867–68 at the request of Robert E. Lee, who was president of the school (then known as Wa ...
, in place of an altar, is a large marble statue of Lee, recumbent, wearing Confederate battle gear and resting on a camp bed. (Lee is buried with his family in a mausoleum beneath the chapel.) *** Robert E. Lee Residence. *** Grave of Traveller, Robert E. Lee's horse (1871). Apples are regularly placed on the grave by visitors. **
Virginia Military Institute la, Consilio et Animis (on seal) , mottoeng = "In peace a glorious asset, In war a tower of strength""By courage and wisdom" (on seal) , established = , type = Public senior military college , accreditation = SACS , endowment = $696.8 mill ...
***
Francis H. Smith Francis Henney Smith (October 18, 1812 – March 21, 1890) was an American military officer, mathematician and educator. After graduating from West Point and a brief service in the United States Army, he became the first Superintendent of the ...
statue (1931). Smith served in the CSA for four years during his tenure at VMI. ***''Virginia Mourning Her Dead'', a bronze statue by
Moses Ezekiel Moses Jacob Ezekiel, also known as Moses "Ritter von" Ezekiel (October 28, 1844 – March 27, 1917), was an American sculptor who lived and worked in Rome for the majority of his career. Ezekiel was "the first American-born Jewish artist to r ...
, dedicated 1903, moved to current location 1912, "honors the ten cadets from the school who fought and died after being wounded on the battlefield near New Market on May 15, 1864.... A ceremony to commemorate the deaths is held every year at the monument on the anniversary of the battle." *** Stonewall Jackson Monument and Arch (1912): A bronze replica of a 1910 marble statue of Stonewall Jackson on display at the
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. First-year cadets exiting the barracks through the archway were in the past required to salute the statue. * Luray: ** Confederate Monument (1898) ** Page County Confederate Monument (1918) * Lynchburg: ** Confederate Statue opposite Courthouse. **
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(1919) ** Confederate Monument (1900) * Mechanicsville: Wilcox's Alabama Brigade (1999) * Mecklenburg County: Confederate statue in front of the Courthouse. * Middletown: Monument (1919) to
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at entrance to Belle Grove Plantation, where he died following the Battle of Belle Grove. * Mount Jackson: "Our Soldiers Cemetery" statue (1903) * New Kent: Confederate Monument (1934) *
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: This Rustic Pile Monument (1909) *
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: Confederate Soldier Monument (1909) * Nickelsville: Nickelsville Spartan Band Monument (2000) *
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: Confederate monuments at Wilderness Battlefield include: ** Wilderness Battlefield Tablet (1927), UDC monument ** Colonel James D. Nance Tablet (1912), marks where Nance was killed ** Texas Brigade Shaft (1964), "'Who are you my boys?' Lee cried as he saw them gathering. 'Texas boys,' they yelled, their number multiplying each second." ** ''"Lee to the Rear!"'' Tablet (1903), "Lee to the Rear! Cried the Texans. May 6, 1864" * Parksley: Confederate Monument (1899). Inscriptions read: "They died for the principles upon which all true republics are founded"; "They fought for conscience sake sic_.html" ;"title="sic.html" ;"title="sic">sic ">sic.html" ;"title="sic">sic and died for right"; "At the call of patriotism and duty, they encountered the perils of the field and were faithful even unto death." The front of the monument gives this information: "Erected by Harmanson-West Camp Confederate Volunteers in memory of their dead comrades from Accomack and Northampton Counties." The monument was made by Gaddess Brothers of Baltimore of Barre granite, and is about 30 feet tall. * Petersburg: **
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** Hagood's Brigade, a monument in the
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. Text on front: "Here a brigade composed of the 7th battalion, the 11th, 21st, 25th and 27th regiments South Carolina Volunteers, commanded by Brig. Gen.
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, charged Warren's Federal Army Corps, on the 21st day of August 1864, taking into the fight 740 men, retiring with 273. // No prouder fate than theirs who gave their lives to liberty." Text on rear: "Placed here by Wm. V. Izlar, a survivor of the charge, aided by other South Carolinians." ** Old Men and Boys Monument (1909), in Petersburg National Battlefield. Text: "This stone marks the spot where the old men and boys of Petersburg under Gen. R.E. Colston and Col. F.H. Archer 125 strong on June 9th, 1864 distinguished themselves in a fight with 1,300 Federal Cavalry under Gen. Kautz, gaining time for the defeat of the expedition. // Placed by the Petersburg Chapter U.D.C. May 1909" ** Mahone Monument,
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(1927), erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy ** Monument where A. P. Hill was killed during the
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** Monument where
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* Pulaski: In Memory of the Confederate Soldiers of Pulaski County, 1861–1865 Monument (1906) * Reams: North Carolina Monument *
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: ** A.P. Hill Monument, Caspar Buberl, (1892) Defaced with red paint the night of August 21–22, 2018. ** Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Libby Hill Park (1894). Defaced with graffiti in 2015. **
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statue, on Capitol Square. McGuire was a Confederate veteran,
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's personal physician, and an influential supporter of the "Lost Cause" view of the Confederacy and the Civil War. ** The Memorial Granite Pile, Confederate Section, Hollywood Cemetery **
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featured monuments of Confederate leaders.
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's medical school
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published an
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'', suggesting that Virginia should get rid of the Confederate statues in Richmond: "Expressing bipartisan horror at blackface photos is essential, but removing the statues would show all of America that Virginia really has changed." On June 4, 2020, Gov. Northam ordered the state-controlled Robert E. Lee monument removed from Monument Avenue. Further, in June 2020 Mayor Levar Stoney and all nine members of the Richmond City Council announced their support for the removal of the remaining four Confederate monuments from Monument Avenue, when the city gets the authority to do so under a new state law that takes effect July 1, 2020. *** Robert E. Lee Monument (1890). This was the only monument on Monument Avenue on state rather than city property. In November 2017, Virginia governor
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, in response to ongoing clashes at the monument, issued emergency regulations which make a permit necessary for any meeting with more than 10 people, and prohibiting firearms. On January 6, 2020, the monument of Lee was defaced with the words "This is racist" and Jackson's with the words "God is gay". The equestrian statue of Lee was finally removed on 8 September 2021 at the direction of the state government. * Roanoke: In June 2020, the
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voted to start the legal process to remove the Robert E. Lee Memorial in Lee Plaza after the July 1, 2020 date when a new state law removes the prohibition against removing monuments to the Confederate States of America. * Stephenson: Memorial to Lieutenant Colonel Richard Snowden Andrews and Men of 1st Maryland Battery, CSA (1920) * Strasburg: Confederate Monument (1896), Strasburg Presbyterian Church Cemetery *
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: Confederate Monument (1889), Cedar Hill Cemetery *
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Confederate Heroes Monument (1905) *
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: Monument (1903) near where Stonewall Jackson's amputated arm was buried * Williamsburg: Confederate Monument off Penniman Road named for
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: Stonewall Confederate Cemetery, now a section of Mount Hebron Cemetery. Plaque: "Stonewall Cemetery / 3000 Confederate soldiers rest here. / Dedicated 1866." **Monument to the Unknown and Unrecorded Dead. Front: "Erected A.D. 1879, by the people of the South / To the 829 unknown Confederate Dead / who lie beneath this mound / in grateful remembrance of their Heroic Virtues / And that their example of unstinted devotion / to Duty and Country may never be forgotten." Left side: "Who they were, none know; / What they are, all know." Rear: "On fame’s eternal camping ground / Their silent tents are spread; / While glory guards with solemn round / This bivouac of the dead." **In honor of the women of Winchester, 1999 ** Alabama memorial ** Arkansas monument, 2011 ** Florida memorial ** Georgia memorial ** Louisiana memorial ** Mississippi plaque, 1998


Private monuments

* Blairs: A 51 by 31 feet
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, near U.S. 29, was according to its erectors the largest one in existence (as of 2017). * Franklin County: Jubal A. Early House, the General's boyhood home. Owned by the Jubal A. Early Preservation Trust. * Harrisonburg: Turner Ashby Monument (1898), located on Turner Ashby Lane. In 2019, the monument was vandalized "when someone threw eggs, raw meat, and other substances on it." In February, 2020, it was vandalized with red paint. * Petersburg: The former
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was turned by the
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of Petersburg into a Confederate memorial, or as the city's Web site puts it, "a shrine to its '
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Parks and sites

*
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: Jefferson Davis Memorial Park (1956). Dedicated by UDC, the park commemorates the CSA president's two years of imprisonment in the fort. * Fredericksburg: Lee Hill Community Center * Roanoke: In June 2020, the Roanoke City Council voted to start the legal process to rename Lee Plaza after the July 1, 2020 date when a new state law removed the prohibition against removing monuments to the Confederate States of America. -now Freedom Plaza.


Roads

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: ** Beauregard Street ** Bragg Street ** Braxton Place ** Breckinridge Place ** Chambliss Street ** Dearing Street ** Donelson Street ** Early Street ** Floyd Street ** French Street ** Frost Street ** Gordon Street ** Hardee Place ** Hume Avenue ** Imboden Street ** Iverson Street ** Jackson Place ** Janney's Lane ** Jordan Street ** Jubal Avenue ** Lee Street ** Longstreet Lane ** Maury Lane ** Pegram Street ** Quantrell Avenue ** Reynolds Street ** Rosser Street ** Van Dorn Street ** Wheeler Avenue * Annandale: ** John Marr Drive ** Lanier Street ** Rebel Drive * Blackstone: Jeb Stuart Road * Bland: Jeb Stuart Street *
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: Jubal Early Highway *
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: Robert E. Lee Drive * Centreville: ** Confederate Ridge Lane ** General Lee Drive *
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: ** Mosby Highway ** Old Lee Road * Culpeper: ** General A.P. Hill ** General Jackson Avenue ** General Jeb Stuart Lane ** General Lee Avenue ** General Longstreet Avenue ** General Winder Road *
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: Jeb Stuart Highway * Fairfax: ** Confederate Lane ** Mosby Woods Drive ** Old Lee Highway ** Pickett Road *
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: Jubal Early Drive * Foster: Robert E. Lee Drive * Fredericksburg: Jubal Early Drive * Hardy: Jubal Early Highway * Hopewell: Robert E. Lee Drive * Ivor: General Mahone Boulevard * Lynchburg: Early Street * Manassas: ** Beauregard Avenue ** Lee Avenue * Martinsville: ** Jeb Stuart Road ** Jefferson Davis Drive * Mechanicsville: Lee Davis Road * Middleburg: John Mosby Highway * Natural Bridge Station: ** Jeb Stuart Drive ** Robert E. Lee Drive *
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: ** Confederate Street ** Lee Street ** Stonewall Street ** Stuart Street * Petersburg: ** Confederate Avenue ** Jubal Early Drive *
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: Robert E. Lee Road *
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: Jeb Stuart Road * Rhoadesville: Jeb Stuart Drive *
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: ** Confederate Avenue **
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** Mosby Court * Sandston: ** Carter Avenue ** Confederate Avenue ** Early Avenue ** Garland Avenue ** J.B. Finley Avenue ** Jackson Avenue ** Kemper Court ** Pickett Avenue ** Wilson Way * Staunton: ** Beauregard Drive ** J.E.B. Stuart Drive ** Stonewall Jackson Boulevard *
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: Confederate Street *
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: ** General Beauregard Drive ** General Hill Drive ** General Jackson Drive ** General Lee Drive ** General Longstreet Drive ** Hood Drive * Waynesboro: ** Davis Road ** Pickett Road ** Robert E. Lee Avenue *
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: Jubal Early Drive *
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: ** Jeff Davis Drive ** Stonewall Jackson Road * Wirtz: Jubal Early Highway


Schools

* Bridgewater: Turner Ashby High School, named for CSA colonel
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, the "Black Knight of the Confederacy". The school's football team are the "Black Knights". *
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: ** Stonewall Jackson Elementary School (1948) ** Washington-Lee Elementary School (1968) * Fairfax: ** Lees Corner Elementary, named for Lee family (including Robert E. Lee) as owners of Sully Plantation (1986) * Fredericksburg: Lee Hill Elementary School (1952) * Henrico:
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. Its athletic teams are nicknamed the "Rebels." The school has retired its "Rebel man" mascot. * Hurley: Hurley High School. Its athletic teams are nicknamed the "Rebels." Confederate iconography, including the Confederate Battle Flag, is prominent throughout the school. * Lexington: Washington and Lee University. See above, under "Other public monuments". * Mathews Lee-Jackson Elementary School * Montross:
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*
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: ** 'Lee's Headquarters' monument (1903) ** Ramseur's Brigade monument (2001) *
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: ** Sangster Elementary named for a prominent slaveholding family loyal to the Confederacy * Stuart: Stuart Elementary School (1938)


Former or removed monument and memorials

For a list of removed or renamed memorials, see Removal of Confederate monuments and memorials#Virginia.


See also

*
Virginia in the American Civil War The American state of Virginia became a prominent part of the Confederacy when it joined during the American Civil War. As a Southern slave-holding state, Virginia held the state convention to deal with the secession crisis, and voted again ...
*
List of Confederate monuments and memorials In the United States, the public display of Confederate monuments, memorials and symbols has been and continues to be controversial. The following is a list of Confederate monuments and memorials that were established as public displays and symb ...
* List of memorials and monuments at Arlington National Cemetery * Removal of Confederate monuments and memorials#Virginia


Notes

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References

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Virginia in the American Civil War