In the center of a roundabout on the western side of Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, a bronze statue with a green-blue patina towers over a field of headstones.
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The figure at the top of the Confederate Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery is a woman in classical garb meant to represent the South.
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A statue of Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson stands outside the Virginia Capitol on Aug. 3, 2023.
MIKE KROPF, TIMES DISPATCH
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Charlottesville’s statues of Confederate Gens. Robert E. Lee, right, and Stonewall Jackson, left, await their fates shortly after being removed in 2021.
ANDREW SHURTLEFF, THE DAILY PROGRESS
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Just south of Fredericksburg, a 23-foot-tall pyramid, called Meade’s Pyramid, stands as a monument to the 1862 Confederate victory at the battle fought there.
WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
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A statue of Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson stands outside the Virginia Capitol on Aug. 3.
MIKE KROPF, THE RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH
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The base of the Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery depicts 32 life-size figures.
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The artist behind the Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery, acclaimed sculptor Moses Ezekiel, is buried at its base.
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At 32 feet, the Confederate Memorial is among the tallest at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Landscaping work at the former site of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's statue on Monument Avenue in Richmond is seen from above.
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The removal of Confederate statues happened in many southern states and that push is now expanding to street names. Two Virginia counties, Fairfax and Loudoun, are identifying roads linked to the Confederacy and are pursuing name changes for several state highways. The region in Northern Virginia, which saw some of the biggest battles of the Civil War and for decades was an indisputable part of the South, is now one of the wealthiest regions in the country with waning ties to its Southern roots.
Confederate monuments are removed in Richmond
The pedestal of the J.E.B. Stuart monument was partially removed this week.
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The pedestal of the J.E.B. Stuart monument is partially removed Wednesday, February 2, 2022.
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The pedestal of the J.E.B. Stuart monument is partially removed Wednesday, February 2, 2022.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/TIMES-DISPATCH
The pedestal of the J.E.B. Stuart monument is partially removed Wednesday, February 2, 2022. St John's United Church Christ is on right.
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The pedestal of the J.E.B. Stuart monument is partially removed Wednesday, February 2, 2022. St John's United Church Christ is on right.
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The pedestal of the J.E.B. Stuart monument is partially removed Wednesday, February 2, 2022.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/TIMES-DISPATCH
The pedestal of the J.E.B. Stuart monument is partially removed Wednesday, February 2, 2022.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/TIMES-DISPATCH
The pedestal of the monument to Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart was partially removed on Wednesday.
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Workers remove the pedestal of the Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument on Monument Ave. in downtown Richmond on Wednesday, February 2, 2022. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
Workers remove the pedestal of the Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument on Monument Ave. in downtown Richmond on Wednesday, February 2, 2022. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
Workers remove the pedestal of the Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument on Monument Ave. in downtown Richmond on Wednesday, February 2, 2022. Here, tar, a waterproofing agent, can be seen along the inside of the pedestal. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
Workers remove the pedestal of the Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument on Monument Ave. in downtown Richmond on Wednesday, February 2, 2022. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
Workers remove the pedestal of the Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument on Monument Ave. in downtown Richmond on Wednesday, February 2, 2022. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
Workers remove the pedestal of the Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument on Monument Ave. in downtown Richmond on Wednesday, February 2, 2022. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
Workers remove the pedestal of the Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument on Monument Ave. in downtown Richmond on Wednesday, February 2, 2022. Here, Michael Spence, construction superintendent with Team Henry Enterprises, holds a locking pin, a structural element and 1 of approximately 16 that helped to hold the pedestal together. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
Workers remove the pedestal of the Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument on Monument Ave. in downtown Richmond on Wednesday, February 2, 2022. Here, names believed to be of brick masons can be seen etched into the mortar. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
Workers remove the pedestal of the Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument on Monument Ave. in downtown Richmond on Wednesday, February 2, 2022. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
An employee of Team Henry Enterprises worked on Monument Avenue in Richmond on Tuesday to remove the pedestal and final pieces of the monument to naval commander Matthew Fontaine Maury.
DANIEL SANGJIB MIN/TIMES-DISPATCH
Workers remove the pedestal of the Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument on Monument Ave. in Richmond, Va., on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022.
DANIEL SANGJIB MIN/TIMES-DISPATCH
Workers on Tuesday removed the pedestal that used to hold the Matthew F. Maury monument on Monument Avenue in Richmond.
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Workers remove the pedestal of the Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument on Monument Ave. in Richmond, Va., on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022.
DANIEL SANGJIB MIN/TIMES-DISPATCH
Workers remove the pedestal of the Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument on Monument Ave. in Richmond, Va., on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022.
DANIEL SANGJIB MIN/TIMES-DISPATCH
Workers remove the pedestal of the Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument on Monument Ave. in Richmond, Va., on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022.
DANIEL SANGJIB MIN/TIMES-DISPATCH
A worker removes the pedestal of the Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument on Monument Ave. in Richmond, Va., on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022.
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