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Tag Archives: monument avenue
“Stonewall Jackson is Down”
We had bushwhacked our way from the 17th Michigan Monument along Burnside Drive up through the woods to Heth’s Salient—a lesser-known part of the Spotsylvania Battlefield but one worth seeing. Doug Crenshaw and Bert Dunkerly had come up from Richmond … Continue reading
A Visit to Richmond’s Monument Avenue
On Monday, June 22, I visited Richmond’s Monument Avenue to see for myself the effects of recent protests. You can see video from that trip on ECW’s YouTube page. What follows is an account of that trip. Some readers may … Continue reading
What To Do With Lt. General A.P. Hill’s Remains?
I’ve tried to stay out of the monument debate as long as I could — mainly to retain my sanity and avoid making enemies on either side. That was at least until a Civil War general’s remains became involved.
A Night of Protesting on the Streets of Richmond
On Saturday evening, June 6th, I accompanied the “Shut It Down” march through Richmond as part of the larger Black Lives Matter rallies in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd. Across the country we are having discussions … Continue reading
Posted in Monuments, Ties to the War
Tagged Black Lives Matter, monument avenue, protest, Richmond, Williams C. Wickham
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History and Healing: Removing Controversial Artifacts from the Civic Landscape
(Editor’s Note: For more context on monuments, see our 2017 series “A Monumental Discussion“) Most Civil War buffs by now have probably heard the news that Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced on Thursday the planned removal of the Robert E. … Continue reading
A Monumental Discussion: Steward T. Henderson
Over the past two weeks, I have had many conversations with visitors and co-workers about whether Confederate monuments should be removed from public spaces. I must say that I have mixed emotions on this subject, first of all because the … Continue reading
Posted in Memory, Monuments
Tagged Fredericksburg National Cemetery, monument avenue, monumental-discussion, monuments
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Question of the Week – 8/24-8/28
This week’s question comes from our own Ashley Webb. I recently visited Richmond for work, and as I was driving down Richmond’s Monument Avenue, I was struck, not by the ‘offensive’ nature of the Confederate statues lining the center of the … Continue reading
Posted in Memory, Monuments, Preservation, Question of the Week, Ties to the War
Tagged monument avenue, Richmond
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Statues of Stonewall: Monument Avenue, Richmond
Fifth in a series Richmond is a city that refuses to give up its ghosts. Instead, it has cast them in bronze and set them along the city’s most picturesque street: Monument Avenue.
