Chowan County Confederate Dead, Edenton (Edenton, North Carolina)
description: 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 contributed men to the Albemarle Artillery, composed of enlisted men from North Carolina's eastern counties. The monument originally stood in the lawn in front of the Old Colonial Courthouse on East King Street. Although just steps from the waterfront, the monument was placed with the soldier's back to the bay as he faced north. Today the monument sits on South Broad Street in a median between the lanes of the street, south of Water Street. It's bronze material reflects the common story that the Light Artillery of the company was made up of was crafted out of bronze bells, and smelted into weapons.
creator: Carolina Marble and Granite Company, Statesville, NC, Builder
source: american
language: English
type: Site

Colby Memorial Hall (Carmel, Maine)
description: 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 - 1865. The Memorial Hall was designed by Alexander Esty of Boston, and the building consisted of a chapel on the west wing, an alumni hall on the second floor, a library in the east wing, and a belfry tower. The Hall was funded by Colby College, Ladies of Bangor and public subscription. Installed into the east wall of Alumni hall was another memorial, based on the Lion of Lucerne, and accompanied by a tablet inscribed with the names of the Union soldiers. The hall was dedicated on August 10, 1869. However, the college was moved to Mayflower Hill during the 20th Century, and the hall was later razed along with the rest of the old campus in 1966.
creator: Carpenter: J. P. Blunt
source: american
date: 1869-01-01
contributor: Conall Treen
language: English
type: Site

The Appomatox Statue
description: 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 undergone and is still in violent controversy over its meaning since the erection.
creator: Caspar Buberl
source: american
language: English
type: Physical Object

Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (Morningside Heights, New York)
description: 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 artists associated with the City Beautiful movement. Two plinths positioned to east and west of the temple's approach list the names of prominent Union Generals and battles. It remains a significant site for military ceremony.
creator: Charles & Arthur Stoughton Paul E. Duboy Cullen And Dwyer
source: american
language: NA
type: Site

Battle of Liberty Place Monument
description: 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 Louisiana, to commemorate the event. Due to its controversy of White Supremacy, the monument was removed in 2017 and kept in storage since then.
creator: Charles A. Orleans
source: american
language: English
type: Physical Object

Peace Monument (Decatur, Indiana)
creator: Charles Dodd, George Wemhoff, Wemhoff Monumental Works - Fabricator
date: 1912-01-01
contributor: Jonah Boeckh
type: Site

Monument to the Confederate War Dead
description: The Monument of Confederate War Dead at Hollywood Cemetery is a granite pyramid suggested by the Hollywood Ladies Memorial Association to commemorate the 18,000 Confederate soldiers buried in the cemetery and designed by the engineer Charles H. Dimmock in 1896. The 27m construction has become the symbol of the cemetery and attracts many tourists every year.
creator: Charles Henry Dimmock
source: american
language: English
type: Physical Object

Smyth County Confederate Monument (Jefferson, Virginia)
description: A granite soldier stands at parade rest atop a plinth outside Marion Courthouse. It was produced by Charles M. Walsh at a cost of $1,100, and unveiled on July 4, 1903, to a crowd of 10,000, with dedicatory addresses from Robert E. Lee, Jr. and John W. Daniel. The monument remains in its original position, and became a location for counter protests during the BLM protests in Summer 2020, with armed locals vowing to defend the monument.
creator: Charles M. Walsh
source: american
contributor: lis1
language: English
type: Site

Richmond Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Meadowbrook, Virginia)
description: Dedicated to Confederate Soldiers and Sailors in Richmond, VA, the monument is a Doric column, standing in the city's Libby Hill Park. Originally it had a bronze sculpture of a soldier on top, which was removed in 2020. In early 2022, the column was also dismantled and removed.
creator: city engineer: Wilfred Cutshaw
source: american
date: 1887-01-01
contributor: Robert Dunkerly
language: English
type: Site

Camp Randall Memorial Arch (Madison, Wisconsin)
description: The Camp Randall Memorial Arch is a 30 foot tall granite arch at Camp Randall Memorial Park. The arch stands where the old gate to Camp Randall stood. Camp Randall was a civil war training camp and, briefly, a prisoner of war camp. The top of the arch Is adorned with a statue of Old Abe, a bald eagle who went into battle with Wisconsin's 8th Volunteer Infantry. On the left side of the arch stands the statue of a soldier with the years 1861 - 1865. This statue represents the recruits who were trained at Camp Randall. On the right side of the arch stands a statue of a veteran with the year 1912 Inscribed below. This statue commemorates the veterans who returned to the site of Camp Randall for the dedication of the arch.
creator: Colonel J.A. Watrous, Colonel C. E. Warner, and W. J. McKay
date: 1912-04-30
contributor: Jack_Kornowske
language: English
type: Site