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Name | Location | Date |
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Confederate Soldier Memorial | Huntsville, Madison County Courthouse | unveiled November 21, 1905 |
Confederate Monument | Montgomery, Alabama State Capitol | dedicated December 7, 1898 |
Jefferson Davis Monument | Montgomery, Alabama State Capitol | unveiled November 19, 1940 |
Name | Location | Date |
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Confederate Soldier Memorial | Huntsville, Madison County Courthouse | unveiled November 21, 1905 |
Confederate Monument | Montgomery, Alabama State Capitol | dedicated December 7, 1898 |
Jefferson Davis Monument | Montgomery, Alabama State Capitol | unveiled November 19, 1940 |
But it is mine, to cherish, to nurture and to make grace, and to pass along to those yet to come. I am, therefore, a Daughter of the Confederacy because it is my birthright. I am a Daughter of the Confederacy because I have an obligation to perform.
According to the American Historical Association (AHA), the erection of Confederate monuments during the early 20th century was “part and parcel of the initiation of legally mandated segregation and widespread disenfranchisement across the South.” According to the AHA, memorials to the Confederacy erected during this …
Confederate Monuments Statement
There are 1,328 monuments, memorials, markers, and plaques on the battlefield that commemorate and memorialize the men who fought and died during the Battle of Gettysburg and continue to reflect how that battle has been remembered by different generations of Americans.
Gettysburg campaign | |
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Joseph Hooker George G. Meade (from June 28) | Robert E. Lee |
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Army of the Potomac | Army of Northern Virginia |
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Twelve state monuments at Gettysburg honor Confederate soldiers, including Maryland, which honors men of the state from both sides. All of the Confederate state monuments except Maryland can be found along West and South Confederate Avenues.
Membership Eligibility
Those eligible for membership are women at least 16 years of age who are lineal or collateral blood descendants of men and women who served honorably in the Army, Navy, or Civil Service of the Confederate States of America, or who gave Material Aid to the Cause.
April 9, 1865
The actual Confederate States of America was a repressive state devoted to white supremacy. The Confederates built an explicitly white-supremacist, pro-slavery, and antidemocratic nation-state, dedicated to the principle that all men are not created equal. …
This is because monuments – whether statues, memorials or obelisks – reveal the values of the time in which they were created and advance the agendas of their creators. Many 9/11 monuments in the U.S., for example, serve both to remember and honor victims of the attacks while promoting national vigilance.
Monument/memorial | City | Removed |
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Gadsden Confederate Memorial | Quincy | Jun 11, 2020 |
Confederate War Memorial | Dallas | Jun 24, 2020 |
DeKalb County Confederate Monument | Decatur | Jun 18, 2020 |
Statue of Jefferson Davis | Frankfort | Jun 13, 2020 |
The National Trust now supports removing such monuments from public spaces and relocating them to museums or other places where they can be contextualized and reinterpreted.
While some visitors to the Gettysburg National Military Park thought they saw vandalism to a monument Wednesday, park officials said visitors actually saw a part of the cleaning and preservation process.
Despite Longstreet’s protests, Lee was determined, and the attack—later known as “Pickett’s Charge”—went forward around 3 p.m., after an artillery bombardment by some 150 Confederate guns.
Lee’s performance at Gettysburg was far from masterful. Time and again he failed to impress upon his key lieutenants the full intent of his orders, and at critical moments in the battle’s second and third days he crafted offensive plans based on misinformation.
Robert E. Lee, almost immortal on Monument Avenue, did not have an opportunity to meet with President Lincoln after the surrender at Appomattox.
Unofficial tallies list a total of four non-Gettysburg markers and monuments recognizing Confederate troops and milestones in Pennsylvania. All are located in or near McConnellsburg in Fulton County — roughly two hours southeast of Pittsburgh.
First monument: Soldiers’ National Cemetery was the first to receive a monument in 1869. A white memorial urn honors the 1st Minnesota Infantry, which suffered extreme losses during the fighting on July 2, 1863.
The Children of the Confederacy is an auxiliary of the United Daughters of the Confederacy consisting of young people from infancy through the General Convention after their eighteenth birthday who are descendants of men or women who honorably served the Confederate States of America in the Army, Navy or Civil capacity …
DAR GRC INDEX
The fee for DAR members is $10.00. For nonmembers, the fee is $15.00.
Historical Note. The Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, 1861-1865, is an organization whose membership can trace its lineage to soldiers who served on the Union side in America’s Civil War, 1861-1865. … In 1925, the organization changed its name to the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War.
More from Wes about the causes of the Civil War.
A common explanation is that the Civil War was fought over the moral issue of slavery. In fact, it was the economics of slavery and political control of that system that was central to the conflict. A key issue was states’ rights.
Bibles for the Confederacy
This is one of eleven known remaining copies of the New Testament issued by the Confederate Bible Society during the Civil War.
of 1861, more than 25,000 had joined the Confederate army. During the course of the war, nearly 90,000 Texans served in the military. … They fought frontier and border raiders, evaded federal blockades, protected internal trade routes and operated prisoner of war camps. The Civil War came to an end in Texas.
Some press and churches in Canada supported the secession, and some others did not. There was talk in London in 1861–62 of mediating the war or recognizing the Confederacy. Washington warned this meant war, and London feared Canada would quickly be seized by the Union army.
Common sentiments for supporting the Confederate cause during the Civil War were slavery and states’ rights. These motivations played a part in the lives of Confederate soldiers and the South’s decision to withdraw from the Union. Many were motivated to fight in order to preserve the institution of slavery.