Monuments

Robert E. Lee Monument (New Orleans, Louisiana)


Confederate

The Robert E. Lee monument in New Orleans was constructed atop a 60ft column and the statue itself is almost 16.5 ft tall. It faces north and features Lee looking towards the north with his arms crossed. It was removed in 2017 after several instances of white supremacy culminated in the shooting of 9 Black parishioners.


Monument type:

Statue - standing soldier

Artist:

Alexander Doyle and Joh Roy

Dedication Date:

1884-02-02

Address:

New Orleans

Orleans

Louisiana

USA

Inscription:

Commander in Chief Confederate States of America 1861 – 1865 Placed by Julia Jackson Chapter No. 4 Children of the Confederacy

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Robert E. Lee Monument Association
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Indigenous Land
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