Virginia Monument

Virginia Monument. In Memory of the Sons of Virginia. , The monument in front of you was originally erected in front of the Albemarle County Court House in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1909. The monument was paid for by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Albemarle County, and the City of Charlottesville. The bronze soldier on top, known as "At Ready", was purchased from a foundry that mass produced Confederate monuments in the late 18th and early 19th century., In 2020, during the nationwide debates and controversies over Confederate monuments, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors voted to remove the monument and cannon. The Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District agreed to accept ownership of the monument with the intention of placing it on one of its battlefield sites where Virginians played a major role., After much consideration, the National Historic District chose the New Market battlefield as the new home for what is now the Virginia Monument. It stands here "in memory of the sons of Virginia who fought across these fields at New Market on May 13-15, 1864"... many of whom advanced and fought across the very ground on which you, and the monument, now stand., Virginia units who fought at New Market on May 13-15, 1864:, Infantry , Brig. Gen. John Echol's Brigade , 22nd Virginia Infantry Regiment , 23rd Virginia Infantry Battalion , 26th Virginia Infantry Battalion, Brig. Gen. Gabriel C. Wharton's Brigade , 30th Virginia Infantry Battalion , 51st Virginia Infantry Regiment , 62nd Virginia Mounted Infantry Regiment, Unattached Commands , Augusta Reserves , Rockingham Reserves , Virginia Military Institute Cadet Battalion , 3rd Confederate Engineers Co. E, Cavalry , Brig. Gen. John D. Imboden , 18th Virginia Cavalry , 23rd Virginia Cavalry , 3rd Battalion Virginia Mounted Reserves, Co. A, Artillery , Maj. William McLaughlin Chapman's Virginia Battery , Jackson's Virginia Battery , McClanahan's Virginia Battery , V.M.I Cadet Artillery Section, Total Engaged - 5,125 , Killed - 39 , Wounded - 495 , Missing - 13, (Captions):, The monument in front of the Albemarle County Court House in 1909, shortly after its dedication., At Ready Advertisement, Re-erecting this monument was made possible in part through the generosity of: , William B. Holtzman . Daniel Beattie . Americana Corner . Anonymous . Dexter and Donna Mumaw . Rick and David Moomaw . The Monument Fund, Inc..