10 Confederate Monuments You Probably Didn't Know About

Did you know that Confederate monuments and memorials stand in many states today?

Here are ten you may not have known about...

1. Confederate Memorial Monument, Montgomery, Alabama

The monument commemorates the 122,000 Alabamians who fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War. Former Confederate president Jefferson Davis laid the monument's cornerstone in 1886.

2. Robert E. Lee Statue, Charlottesville, Virginia

Robert E. Lee sits atop his horse in Charlottesville's Lee Park.

3. Augusta Confederate Monument, Augusta, Georgia

Life-size statues of Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, T.R.R. Cobb and W.H.T. Walker surround the base of this monument.

4. Confederate Memorial Carving, Stone Mountain, Georgia

This memorial is the largest high relief sculpture in the world. It depicts Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson.

5. Monument to the Confederates Soldiers of Monroe County, Union, West Virginia

The monument was unveiled and dedicated in 1901.

6. Defenders of Fort Sumter Monument, Charleston, South Carolina


7. Lee & Jackson Monument, Baltimore, Maryland

This equestrian statue depicts Lee and Jackson's historic meeting before the Confederate victory at Chancellorsville.

8. Confederate Monument, Victoria, Texas

Pompeo Coppini's statue sits in De Leon Plaza. The inscription reads: "On civilization's height / Immutable they stand."

9. Confederate Monument, Savannah, Georgia

This monument sits in Savannah's Forsyth Park and was unveiled in 1879.

10. Confederate Soldier Monument, St. Francisville, Louisiana

The monument sits outside the West Feliciana Parish Courthouse.