Confederate Soldier Memorial
The monument in 2006
LocationColumbus, Ohio, U.S.

The Confederate Soldier Memorial, also known as Confederate Monument and Memorial Arch,[1][2] is an outdoor Confederate memorial installed at Camp Chase in the Hilltop neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio, in the United States.[3][4]

Description and history

The monument in 1909

The monument was erected in 1902 and commemorates the 2,260 Confederate soldiers buried at the site.[5][6] 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.[7]

The statue on top was toppled and destroyed by vandals overnight on August 22, 2017,[8] and was repaired and re-installed in May 2019.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery--Civil War Era National Cemeteries: A Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary". Nps.gov. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Memorial Arch, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  3. ↑ Wehrman, Jessica. "VA won't remove Confederate statue from Camp Chase". Dispatch.com. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Confederate Statues Remain Part of Ohio Civil War Landmark". Usnews.com. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
  5. ↑ Baldwin, FOX19 Digital Media Staff, Jennifer Baker, Michael. "Ohio Confederate monument removed overnight". Fox19.com. Retrieved 20 August 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ Administration, National Cemetery. "Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery - National Cemetery Administration". Cem.va.gov. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  8. ↑ "#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.
  9. ↑ Repaired statue of Confederate soldier reinstalled at Camp Chase cemetery Retrieved July 21, 2019

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