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The Appomatox Statue
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…
The Wirz Monument
The Wirz Monument was dedicated by the United Daughters of the Confederacy to commemorate Captain Heinrich Hartmann Wirz who served as the commander of the Andersonville Civil War Prison between 1864-65 and was hanged in Washington, DC in 1865 with a…
Harvard Memorial Hall
The Memorial Hall was proposed to commemorate the Harvard graduates who fought for the Union cause in the Civil War as well as to meet the demand of a theatre and a gathering space for alumni. Currently, it houses Sanders Theatre, Annenberg Hall, the…
Stonewall Jackson's Arm
In 1863, a historic Civil War battle was fought near Chancellorsville. In this battle, Stonewall Jackson was accidentally shot by his troops and lost one of his arms. The arm was originally buried in Ellwood Manor nearby and was given a Christian…
A Cannon as Memorial to Frazar Stearns
The cannon stored in Amherst College is a movable memorial to one of its students Frazar Stearns. During the war, Frazar followed his chemistry professor to attend the Battle of New Bern and was killed there. The cannon was brought back along with…
John W. Jones Museum
The John W. Jones’ house museum in Elmira, New York is an interactive museum to record and honour the contribution of the former slave, John W. Jones who is an activist int the Underground Railroad during 1850s and became the sexton of Woodlawn…
Abraham Lincoln: The Man
The Standing Lincoln Statue in Chicago made by Augustus Saint-Gaudens in 1887 is considered to be one of the most outstanding and typical portrayal of President Lincoln. The design with a chair behind the president is an innovative expression which…
Abraham Lincoln: The Man (Near North Side, Illinois)
The Standing Lincoln Statue in Chicago created by Augustus Saint-Gaudens is considered to be one of the most famous portrayals of the President. It depicts Lincoln standing before a chair in a reflective but also decisive mode. There are several…
Jefferson Davis Highway (Washington, D.C., Virginia)
The Jefferson Davis Highway was a project sponsored by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in the early of 1910s to commemorate the President of the Confederate States, Jefferson Davis. The planned route traverses from Arlington, Virginia to San…
Silent Sam' Soldier Statue (Marshall, North Carolina)
This monument was erected by United Daughters of the Confederacy on the University of North Carolina campus in 1913 in honour of the alumni who served as Confederate soldiers in the Civil War. From 1954 onwards, it became known as "Silent Sam", a…