Campaign to Remove Confederate Monuments
The memorial is a simple granite slab in the form of a large gable top tombstone on a single base. The names of 79 men who died during the Civil War are listed in two columns on the front and back. It is surrounded with two layers of red block of the type used to […]
The Stokes County Confederate Monument in Danbury commemorates the soldiers who served in the Civil War. The front of the main monument includes a depiction of the first Confederate National flag while the sides feature depictions of Confederate soldiers. The main monument is also surrounded by nine rectangular monuments which include the names of different […]
This monument commemorates the “Men Who Wore The Grey” from Onslow County. It is likely an unfinished monument as a small pyramid of miniature cannon balls sits atop a granite pedestal designed to display a more grand memorial such as a column or obelisk, or possibly a figure such as a Confederate common soldier. The […]
The memorial is a smooth faced granite slab with rusticated sides on a single base. It rests on a small half oval shaped brick patio in front of a low brick retaining wall. The top of the marker steps up to form a square center block. This block frames an incised Confederate battle flag. Inscribed […]
The Tyrrell County Confederate Monument memorializes Civil War soldiers as well as former slaves. The monument stands next to the Tyrrell County Courthouse. General James Johnston Pettigrew, a Tyrrell county native who acted as a Confederate general, is depicted atop the monument facing north. Additionally, a smaller bust of Robert E. Lee is depicted on […]