Monuments

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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Creator:
Cost / Value:
$100,000
Erected by:
Funded by:
J. Henry Ferguson
Run by:
Indigenous Land
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