Eastville Courthouse Common Soldier (Yorktown, Virginia)
Confederate
The common soldier Confederate monument in Eastville is one of two courthouse monuments on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. The statue features a private soldier standing at parade rest surmounting a plinth, base, dado, and column. Unusually, when conceptualizing the monument in 1913, county residents opted to dismantle, move, and reconstruct the county courthouse to accommodate the monument. It was then erected on "Eastville's Historic Court Green" in front of the rebuilt courthouse in 1914. This monument is similar to the one at Parksley, as they share the same sponsor and pay tribute to Confederate soldiers in both counties. Following a 3-1 vote by county supervisors, the statue was dismantled and moved to storage on August 26, 2021.
Monument type:
Statue - standing soldier
Artist:
Unknown
Dedication Date:
5388-01-01
Address:
Yorktown
Northampton
Virginia
United States of America
Inscription:
1861 CSA 1865 [Seal of the Confederacy] "" ERECTED BY THE HARMANSON-WEST CAMP CONFEDERATE VETERANS, THE DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY, AND THE CITIZENS OF THE EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA; TO THE SOLDIERS OF THE CONFEDERACY FROM NORTHAMPTON AND ACCOMACK COUNTIES. THEY DIED BRAVELY IN WAR, OR IN PEACE LIVED NOBLY TO REHABILITATE THEIR COUNTRY A. D. ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN
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Conception Date:
1913-01-01
Opening Date:
Material:
Bronze and Granite
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Erected by:
The Harmanson-West Camp Confederate Veterans, the Daughters of the Confederacy, and the citizens of Eastern Shore of Virginia.
Funded by:
The county of Northampton, Hermanson-West Camp of the Confederate Veterans, and several chapters of the Daughters of the Confederacy on the "Shore"
Run by:
Indigenous Land
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