Confederate Soldier Memorial (Columbus, Ohio)
![]() The monument in 2006 | |
Location | Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
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The Confederate Soldier Memorial, or Confederate Monument,[1] was an outdoor Confederate memorial installed at Camp Chase near Columbus, Ohio, in the United States.[2][3]
Description and history
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The monument in 1909
The monument was erected in 1902 and commemorates the 2,260 Confederate soldiers buried at the site.[4][5] The memorial is 17 feet (5.2 m) and includes a bronze figure of a soldier standing on a granite arch, holding a rifle. Its original wooden arch, which was inscribed with the word "AMERICANS", was replaced with the current stone arch in 1902.[6]
The statue on top was toppled and destroyed by vandals overnight on August 22, 2017.[7]
See also
References
- ↑ "Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery--Civil War Era National Cemeteries: A Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary". Nps.gov. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ↑ Wehrman, Jessica. "VA won't remove Confederate statue from Camp Chase". Dispatch.com. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ↑ "Confederate Statues Remain Part of Ohio Civil War Landmark". Usnews.com. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
- ↑ Baldwin, FOX19 Digital Media Staff, Jennifer Baker, Michael. "Ohio Confederate monument removed overnight". Fox19.com. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ↑ "Ohio Has A Monument Honoring Robert E. Lee, The Only Such Monument North Of The Ohio River". Coolumbusnavigator.com. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ↑ Administration, National Cemetery. "Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery - National Cemetery Administration". Cem.va.gov. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ↑ "#BREAKING: A confederate statue was knocked down at Camp Chase Cemetery in west Columbus. Officers are investigating". Twitter.com. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
Coordinates: 39°56′37.75″N 83°04′33.65″W / 39.9438194°N 83.0760139°W
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