Monuments 21 List of Confederate monuments and memorials




first confederate memorial (1867), romney, west virginia



clarksburg: bronze equestrian statue of stonewall jackson created charles keck (1953) united daughters of confederacy (udc). jackson born in clarksburg.
charles town: bronze plaque erected in 1986 udc, in honor , memory of confederate soldiers of jefferson county, served in war between states, next entrance jefferson county courthouse. local newspaper, spirit of jefferson, , group of local african americans have called removal. on september 7, 2017, jefferson county commission voted 5-0 let plaque be. in charles town, in jefferson county courthouse, abolitionist john brown tried; hung nearby.
charleston:

bust of stonewall jackson bryant baker, located in rotunda of west virginia state capitol. (1959)
statue of stonewall jackson moses ezekiel on state capitol grounds (1910) placed udc chapter no. 151


harpers ferry: hayward shepherd monument (1931). although shepherd black freeman working railway when killed in john brown s raid on harper s ferry, monument erected udc , sons of confederate veterans (scv). called project faithful slave memorial many years , saw way emphasize idea blacks enjoyed being slaves , men shepherd victims of seeking free slaves.
hinton: confederate soldier monument, summers county courthouse (dedicated may 1914) base of monument carries inscription: (north base:) monument erected in honor of american valor displayed confederate soldiers 1861 1865, , perpetuate remotest ages patriotism , fidelity principles of heroes fought , died lost cause. (east base:) sacred memory of noble women of confederacy, suffered more , lost much, less glory, confederate soldier. (south base:) erected in year 1914 camp allen woodrm confederate veterans , camp bob christian sons of confederacy veterans , friends. (west base:) monument dedicated confederate soldiers of greenbrier , new river valleys followed lee , jackson.
lewisburg: confederate monument (1906) confederate monument erected united daughters of confederacy @ cost of $2,800. monument located on campus of greenbrier college, moved present location(confederate cemetery @ lewisburg), when u.s. route 60 relocated. inscription on base reads, in memory of our confederate dead.
mingo: confederate soldier monument (1913/2013) inscription reads in part, memory of confederate soldiers of randolph county , vicinity includes soldiers died in valley mountain
parkersburg: confederate soldier monument, (1908) monument created leon hermant , inscription reads in part, in memory of our confederate dead erected parkersburg chapter united daughters of confederacy
romney: first confederate memorial (1867) carved on main facade words, daughters of old hampshire erect tribute of affection heroic sons fell in defense of southern rights.
union: monroe county confederate soldier monument (1901) marble statue bears inscription, there true glory , true honor. glory of duty done, honor of integrity of principle. r. e. lee




^ snyder, christine (september 17–23, 2017). plaque activist: linda ballard: tribute confederates wrong courthouse entrance . spirit of jefferson. 
^ snyder, christine (october 12, 2017). courthouse plaque turnaround . spirit of jefferson. 
^ heim, joe (october 16, 2017). civil war s legacy hangs on plaque honoring confederate soldiers . washington post. 
^ thomas j. stonewall jackson - charleston, west virginia - statues of historic figures on waymarking.com . www.waymarking.com. 
^ ezekiel, moses jacob, moses jacob ezekiel: memoirs bath of diocletian, ed. joseph gutmann , stanley f. chyet, wayne state university, detroit, 1975 p. 71
^ biennial report of department of archives , history of state of west virginia, charleston, 1911, pp. 275–79.
^ johnson, mary (1997). ever present bone of contention : heyward shepherd memorial . west virginia history. 56: 1–26. 
^ hinton confederate monument . clio. retrieved august 25, 2017. 
^ unknown (24 october 2017). confederate monument – via siris-artinventories.si.edu library catalog. 
^ sivers, w.; sheppard, william ludwell; mason, william r.; strealey, william j. (24 october 2017). confederate monument – via siris-artinventories.si.edu library catalog. 
^ libraries, wvu. confederate monument, lewisburg, w. va. - west virginia history onview - wvu libraries . wvhistoryonview.org. 
^ unknown (24 october 2017). confederate soldier – via siris-artinventories.si.edu library catalog. 
^ hermant, leon; lang, fred a.; berchem, jules. confederate soldier – via siris-artinventories.si.edu library catalog. 
^ confederate memorial (romney, west virginia) . 23 september 2017 – via wikipedia. 
^ unknown; dixon, andy. monroe county confederate soldier – via siris-artinventories.si.edu library catalog. 






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