Monuments

Accomack County Confederate Monument (, Virginia)


Confederate

The Accomack County Confederate Monument, erected in the town of Parksley, honors the Confederate volunteers from Accomack and Northampton counties. This standing soldier statue has an interesting history, as it was a product of intercounty disputes. The original campaign for the monument was initiated by a local newspaper in 1898 and called for the monument's erection at the county seat in Accomac. Nearby Parksley, however, advocated to house the monument and eventually secured their bid. The monument, a private soldier standing at parade rest surmounting a plinth, still stands in Parklsey. Recent efforts to remove the statue revealed that the town does not, and has never, owned the monument.


Monument type:

Statue - standing soldier

Artist:

Dedication Date:

1899-10-20

Address:

Accomack

Virginia

United States of America

Inscription:

1861 1865 [seal of Virginia] ERECTED BY HARMANSON-WEST CAMP CONFEDERATE VOLUNTEERS IN MEMORY OF THEIR DEAD COMRADES FROM ACCOMACK AND NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES [bronze plaque] UNVEILED OCTOBER 20, 1899 "" 1861 1865 THEY DIED FOR THE PRINCIPLES UPON WHICH ALL TRUE REPUBLICS ARE FOUNDED "" 1861 1865 [C.S.A. battle flag] THEY FOUGHT FOR CONSCIENCE SAKE AND DIED FOR RIGHT "" 1861 1865 AT THE CALL OF PATRIOTISM AND DUTY, THEY ENCOUNTERED THE PERILS OF THE FIELD AND WERE FAITHFUL EVEN UNTO DEATH

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Conception Date:
1898-11-19
Opening Date:
Material:
Bronze, copper, granite
Size:
0m x 0m x 9.144m
Creator:
Gaddess Bros., Baltimore
Cost / Value:
Erected by:
HARMANSON-WEST CAMP CONFEDERATE VOLUNTEERS or United Confederate Veterans
Funded by:
City of Parksley
Run by:
Indigenous Land
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