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This Civil War Nurses Memorial in Washington D.C. is a monument raised by Ellen Ryan Jolly and designed by Irish artist Jerome Connor to honor the nuns who looked after soldiers on both sides during the American Civil War. The memorial consists of a…

The City of Lynn's Soldiers' Monument is notable for the allegorical classicism of its figures, with a Grecian style preferred over the conventional standing soldier of many contemporaneous memorials. Comprised of a trio of bronze figures atop an…

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…

This monument was erected by United Daughters of the Confederacy in the University of North Carolina in 1913. It started to be known as "Silent Sam" since 1954 reported in a Student newspaper. However, it was toppled by protestors in August 2018 and…

Kehinde Wiley's large bronze sculpture sits it stark defiance to the recently removed Confederate monuments that once lined Richmond Virginia's infamous Monument Avenue. Originally unveiled in Times Square, the sculpture depicts a African American…

The Kensington Soldier's Monument honors the individuals from Kensington, Connecticut, who died during the Civil War. Dedicated in the midst of war in 1863, the monument stands as the state's first Civil War monument. The monument is located outside…

Located in the Town Square of Wilton, this monument was funded by E. W. Woodman G.A.R. Post, the Woman's Relief Corps and the Citizens of Wilton. It was created by Lewiston Monumental Works and is dedicated to the Men of Wilton who served during the…

The Appomattox Statue is a bronze statue commemorating the Confederate dead of Alexandria, Virginia. A lone Confederate soldier stands facing south, towards the main battlefields of the Civil War, with his arms crossed. The figure has been the focal…