Virginia removes three Confederate memorials
Lawmakers funded the removals after a bill to target Confederate iconography died in the General Assembly.
- On Friday, the Commonwealth began removing three Confederate statues from Capitol Square in Richmond, honoring Confederate General Thomas Stonewall Jackson, Governor William Extra Billy Smith, and Confederate Dr. Hunter Holmes McGuire.
- The Virginia General Assembly ordered the removal during its 2026 session, following legislation introduced earlier this year by Democratic State Sen. Adam Ebbin.
- Ebbin said the move reflects who the Commonwealth chooses to venerate, while the United Daughters called the monuments tributes to valor and heritage.
- The Department of General Services will facilitate the transfer to the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation, which plans to relocate the statues to battlefield sites within the Shenandoah Valley.
- Efforts to remove Confederate-linked monuments from Richmond began in 2018, according to Democratic State Sen. Mike Jones, who described the statues as symbols of ongoing historical debate.
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Virginia removes three Confederate memorials
The Commonwealth of Virginia is removing three Confederate memorials from a public park and civic campus in Richmond. The statues honor Confederate Generals Thomas J.
Dems Use State Budget To Remove Final Confederate Statues From Capitol Grounds
Crews began removing the final three Confederate-linked statues from the grounds of the Virginia State Capitol on Friday after Democrats buried a provision in the budget that set up the removal. The statues depict Confederate General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, Confederate General and two-time Virginia Governor William “Extra Billy” Smith, and Confederate Army surgeon Dr. Hunter Holmes McGuire. Capitol Square has displayed Jackson’s statue since…
Crews begin removing Confederate statues from Capitol Square in Richmond
Crews could be seen working to remove three Confederate-linked statues from Virginia's Capitol Square on Friday morning after a state senator introduced legislation to remove them earlier this year.
Virginia is removing the confederated statues from Capitol Square, public park and civic complex located in Richmond. Statues depict the general
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