… Alexandria VA 22314, … Regarding The Confederate Statue. … in the Civil War. Others call it a legitimate historical marker, …
The statue occupies the spot where a local regiment mustered to retreat from the city just before Union troops seized Alexandria in 1861. Erected in 1889 and owned by the local chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, it bears the names of Alexandria residents who died on behalf of the South.
"Appomattox," the seven foot bronze statue erected in 1889 in honor of Alexandria's Confederate dead, is located at the intersection of South Washington and Prince streets where 800 Alexandria troops mustered on May 24, 1861.
A Confederate statue in Alexandria, Va., is the latest memorial associated with the Civil War to be branded "problematic" by Democrats. Alexandria Councilman Justin Wilson (D.) hinted Thursday that the Appomattox statue at the intersection of Washington and Prince Streets in Old Town should be removed.
Alexandria to debate symbols of … There also are calls to remove the “Appomattox” memorial statue … Alexandria City Counci Alexandria, VA News civil war …
Appomattox is a bronze statue commemorating Confederate soldiers from Alexandria, Virginia who died in the Civil War. It is positioned in the center of the intersection of South Washington Street (Virginia Route 400) and Prince Street in the Old Town neighborhood of Alexandria.
Monument Avenue: Should The Statues Come … VA – Monument Avenue in Richmond is adorned with … and it was built in 1890 — 25 years after the end of the Civil War.
Why that Johnny Reb statue in Alexandria, Va., … and the Confederate Army during the Civil War,” Colin Edward … a monument to the Confederacy,” wrote …
ORG XMIT: NY347 In this Feb. 25, 2011 picture, a statue of Confederate Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson stands on the Civil War battlefield at Manassas, Va. The first Battle of Manassas occurred in July 1861. Over the next four years, Americans will mark the 150th anniversary of major events in the Civil War, which ran from 1861 to 1865.
Civil War Monuments and Virginia … The Civil War statues that dominate Monument Avenue in Richmond … monuments around its Civil War statue as part of a new …