Heyward Shepherd Monument (Brunswick, West Virginia)
Confederate
Monument type:
Stone - carved
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Dedication Date:
1931-01-01
Address:
Brunswick
Jefferson
West Virginia
USA
Inscription:
On the night of October 16, 1859, Heyward Shepherd, an industrious and respected colored freeman, was mortally wounded by John Brown's raiders. In pursuance of his duties as an employee of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, he became the first victim of this attempted insurrection.
This boulder is erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Sons of Confederate Veterans as a memorial to Heyward Shepherd, exemplifying the character and faithfulness of thousands of negros who, under many temptations throughout subsequent years of war, so conducted themselves that no stain was left upon a record which is the peculiar heritage of the American people, and an everlasting tribute to the best in both races
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0m x 0m x 6.096m
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United Daughters of the Confederacy and Sons of Confederate Veterans
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Indigenous Land
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