Confederate Soldier Monument
Introduction
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The Confederate Soldier Monument was erected May 30, 1907. The Statue was made Frederick William Sievers who also designed the Virginia Monument in Gettysburg and made the Jackson and Maury monuments in Richmond.
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Backstory and Context
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The location of the monument used to be where the old Washington County Courthouse was located until it was burned down. On December 14, 1864 Federal General George Stoneman burned it to the ground after making a raid from East Tennessee into Southwest Virginia.
Cite This Entry
Smith, Kimberlee and Clio Admin. "Confederate Soldier Monument ." Clio: Your Guide to History. January 23, 2015. Accessed April 3, 2025. https://theclio.com/entry/3317
Sources
http://www.Virginia.org/Listings/HistoricSites/ConfederateSoldierMonument/