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Statues of Stonewall: Charlottesville 2017
Perhaps you remember this image from my “Statues of StonewallStatues of Stonewall” series: the Stonewall Jackson monument in Charlottesville, Virginia. On August 12, a white supremacist rally in the city—organized to protest the removal of a statue of Robert E. … Continue reading
Statues of Stonewall
It’s probably no surprise that “Confederate statues” has shown up as a frequent term in the ECW search engine this week. In particular, people have been searching for “Stonewall Jackson statues.” Back in 2011, I put together a series, “Statues … Continue reading
Statues of Stonewall: A Parting Shot
Final in a series To wrap up our series on Stonewall Jackson statues, let’s finish where we began, and I’ll offer you a few thoughts about this:
Statues of Stonewall: Clarksburg, WV
Sixth in a series Stonewall Jackson looks as determined as I’ve ever seen him, his eyebrows slightly furrowed, his eyes focused on the road well ahead of him as he gallops through a courtyard in downtown Clarksburg, West Virginia, the … Continue reading
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.
Statues of Stonewall: Virginia State Capitol Grounds, Richmond
Fourth in a series When Stonewall Jackson, seventeen feet high and cast in bronze, arrived on the Virginia capitol grounds, he was ahead of his time. The date: October 26, 1875.
Statues of Stonewall: Lexington, Virginia
Third in a series Stonewall Jackson, having been returned to Lexington across the Maury River, was laid to rest under the shade of the trees in the Lexington town cemetery. Today, trees still offer shade to visitors who visit the … Continue reading
Statues of Stonewall: The Virginia Military Institute
Second in a series From his perch high atop a granite pedestal at the head of the Virginia Military Institute’s parade grounds in Lexington, Virginia, Stonewall Jackson watches the sunset every day.
Statues of Stonewall: Manassas
First in a series The dawn of a legend: “There stands Jackson like a stone wall…”
Statues of Stonewall
Prologue to a series Statues of Stonewall Jackson seem almost as plentiful across the South as magnolia trees. Over the next week, we’ll take a look at several Stonewall statues scattered throughout the South.
