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The Battle of Liberty Place Monument is an obelisk erected shortly after the Battle of Liberty Place, an 1874 contest between the Democratic White League and the Reconstruction Era Louisiana state government over the control of the government of…

Located in Manhattan's Riverside Park, this circular temple was erected in 1902 in memory of the Soldiers' and Sailors' who fought for the Union during the Civil War. It is an example of the neoclassical style in architecture, a popular choice for…

The Appomatox Statue is a bronze statue commemorating the Confederate dead of Alexandria, Virginia. A lone Confederate soldier stands facing south, the general direction of the battlefields of the Civil War, with his arm crossed. The figure has been…

Originally located on the old Colby College campus, on College Avenue, this Memorial Hall was erected for new college classrooms and was dedicated to the students and graduates of Colby College who fought and died during the American Civil War 1861 -…

This monument was built to honour the Confederate dead of Chowan County. It consists of a tall white granite shaft with a Confederate Common Soldier standing with his rifle at his waist and pointing forward. In the Civil War, Chowan County…

This Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument is located on the east side of Taunton Green, and was dedicated on June 4, 1902. Crafted entirely of Westerly granite, the monument is comprised of three bases, rising to 15 feet and featuring militaristic relief…

This monument, located in Spring Hill Cemetery (also known as Spring Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum), depicts a Union soldier at "Parade Rest" and is dedicated to the men from Vermillion County who fought for the Union during the war. Strikingly, the…

Bronze figure of a standing Union soldier whose right hand holds the butt of a rifle, left hand holds the rifle barrel, and left foot thrusts forward. He wears an overcoat, boots and spurs, and a Union soldier's kepi hat. He has a strapped and…

This Confederate monument was created in 1891 to honor the Confederate dead in the Civil War with James Blackman Ligon who was the chief of police in Greenville as the model. The monument was originally erected in the center of the Main Street where…