Jackson and Lee Monument (Baltimore, Maryland)
Confederate
The statue was removed on August 16, 2017, but the base remains intact.
Monument type:
Statue - equestrian
Artist:
Laura Gardin Fraser and John Russell Pope
Dedication Date:
1948-01-01
Address:
Baltimore
Baltimore City
Maryland
USA
Inscription:
SO GREAT IS MY CONFIDENCE IN / GENERAL LEE THAT I AM WILLING TO / FOLLOW HIM BLINDFOLDED / STRAIGHT AS THE NEEDLE TO THE POLE / JACKSON ADVANCED TO THE EXECUTION / OF MY PURPOSE
(West steps:) THE PARTING OF GENERAL LEE AND / STONEWALL JACKSON ON THE EVE / OF CHANCELLORSVILLE
(East steps:) GIFT OF J. HENRY FERGUSON OF MARYLAND.
(North steps:) THEY WERE GREAT GENERALS AND/ CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS AND WAGED / WAR LIKE GENTLEMEN.
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Cost / Value:
$100,000
Erected by:
Funded by:
J. Henry Ferguson
Run by:
Indigenous Land
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