An image of the Confederate Statue taken from a postcard, circa 1910. Note the iron fence and gaslights
Anybody who ever comes through the DC area can get to it fairly easy and they should stop by.
The rump government of Northern Virginia had been given orders to clear Alexandria of Confederate troops and sympathizers, and they were prepared to do so. First, the Confederate troops and their sympathizers assembled on Washington street and marched South out of town.
A handful of people ever returned.
So, there's a memorial in the middle of that street ~ and heavy rush hour traffic passes on both sides.
There are those who think it should be moved for its own protection. Then there are the others who've found in it an inspiration or a lesson.
We stopped on a sidestreet and I walked back to the intersection and waited on a break in the traffic to get over to the middle with the memorial.
It's larger up close, but still human scale. It was dedicated to our fathers, sons, and comrades.
Which is about as simple and stark a dedication that anyone could ever come up with.
An image of the Confederate Statue taken from a postcard, circa 1910. Note the iron fence and gaslights