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Virginia Memorial
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By Craig Swain, August 16, 2008 | |
| | | 1. Virginia Memorial | | The 41 foot tall Memorial cost Virginia $50,000 when dedicated. | | |
Inscription. General Robert E. Lee
Mounted on "Traveller"
The group represents various types who left civil occupations to join the Confederate Army. Left to right; a professional man, a mechanic, an artist, a boy, a business man, a farmer, a youth.
Dedicated June 6, 1917 Sculptor, F.W. Sievers
(Inscription across the base of Monument):
Virginia to her Sons at Gettysburg
Erected 1917 by State of Virginia.
Location. 39° 48.848′ N, 77° 15.019′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. Marker is on West Confederate Avenue, on the left when traveling south. Click for map. Located at Driving Tour Stop 5 on Seminary Ridge in Gettysburg National Military Park. Marker is in this post office area: Gettysburg PA 17325, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Pickett's Charge (within shouting distance of this marker); Army of Northern Virginia (within shouting distance of this marker); Ward's Battery - Poague's Battalion (within shouting distance of this marker); Posey's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Brooke's Battery - Poague's Battalion (within shouting distance of this marker); Wright's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Poague's Howitzers (within shouting distance of this marker); Garnett's Brigade (about 300 feet away, in a direct line). Click for a list of all markers in Gettysburg.| | | | 
By Mike Stroud, 1997 | |
| | | 2. Virginia Memorial | | |
Also see . . . Sunday Morning at the Virginia Memorial. Photo essay from Gettysburg Daily. (Submitted on December 2, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
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By Craig Swain, August 16, 2008 | |
| | | 3. Tablet in Front of the Memorial | | |
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By Craig Swain, August 16, 2008 | |
| | | 4. Virginia Memorial | | Sign in front of the Memorial. | | |
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By Craig Swain, August 16, 2008 | |
| | | 5. Virginia Memorial | | Looking from the front, with Lee, Traveler, and the soldiers facing the Federal lines on Cemetery Ridge. The sign at the base warns of a $500 fine for anyone defacing the Memorial. | | |
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By Craig Swain, August 16, 2008 | |
| | | 6. The Soldiers | | |
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By Mike Stroud, 1997 | |
| | | 7. Close Up of Lee | | The statue was cleaned in the early 2000s with the appearance greatly restored. | | |
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By Mike Stroud, 2003 | |
| | | 8. General Lee on Traveler | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on September 29, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,032 times since then. Photos: 1. submitted on September 29, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 2. submitted on November 18, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 29, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 7, 8. submitted on November 18, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
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