Lee-Jackson Bay Memorial, Washington National Cathedral (Chevy Chase, District of Columbia)
Confederate
Stained glass windows representing episodes in the life of General Robert E. Lee and General Stonewall Jackson, created in their memory.
Monument type:
Stained glass window
Artist:
Wilbur Burnham
Dedication Date:
19664-01-01
Address:
Chevy Chase
Washington
District of Columbia
USA
Inscription:
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
ALL RIGHTEOUS AND ALL MERCIFUL
AND IN UNDYING TRIBUTE TO
THE LIFE AND WITNESS OF
ROBERT EDWARD LEE
SERVANT OF GOD -- LEADER OF MEN GENERAL-IN-CHIEF
OF THE ARMIES OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES WHOSE COMPELLING SENSE OF DUTY
SERENE FAITH AND UNFAILING COURTESY
MARK HIM FOR ALL AGES AS
A CHRISTIAN SOLDIER
WITHOUT FEAR AND WITHOUT REPROACH
THIS MEMORIAL BAY
IS GRATEFULLY BUILT BY
THE UNITED DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY
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TO THE GLORY
OF THE LORD OF HOSTS
WHOM HE SO ZEALOUSLY SERVED AND IN HONORED MEMORY OF THOMAS JONATHAN JACKSON LIEUTENANT GENERAL, C.S.A.
LIKE A STONE WALL
IN HIS STEADFASTNESS
SWIFT AS LIGHTNING
AND MIGHTY IN BATTLE
HE WALKED HUMBLY
BEFORE HIS CREATOR
WHOSE WORD WAS HIS GUIDE THIS BAY IS ERECTED BY
THE UNITED DAUGHTERS
OF THE CONFEDERACY
AND HIS ADMIRERS
FROM SOUTH AND NORTH
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Conception Date:
1931-01-01
Opening Date:
19664-01-01
Material:
Glass
Size:
0m x 1.2192m x 1.8288000000000002m
Creator:
Washington National Cathedral and United Daughters of Confederacy, Wilbur Burnham
Cost / Value:
$4,600
Erected by:
Funded by:
United Daughters of the Confederacy and philanthropists
Run by:
Washington National Cathedral
Indigenous Land
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