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Judy Smith captured some great photos of this reenactment. Check them out below or on her Instagram.
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A heartwarming sight.
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The Georgia Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, issued a press release on the new bronze Confederate soldier monument:
“The Sons of Confederate Veterans Erect a New Bronze Confederate Soldier Monument in Higgston, Georgia, Montgomery County
For Immediate Release:
The Robert A. Toombs Camp #932, Sons of Confederate Veterans of Montgomery County is pleased to announce the erection of the Bronze Confederate Soldier Monument at the intersection of Hwy. 280 and Hwy. 15 in Higgston, Ga. on the Camp’s property.
The Camp announces that this is the first phase of the Veterans Park project that is underway. Currently, memorial brick pavers are being sold for the plaza that will surround the Veteran’s monument. By December 2024 memorial walls will be erected that will list the names of all of Montgomery County’s Confederate Veterans and the names of the Camp’s membership Confederate Ancestors. (See below rendering and memorial brick information).
The Bronze Confederate Soldier was provided by the Georgia Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, the name of the Soldier is Old Al, after recently departed Division Officer Al Perry who was the founder of the Youth Camp in Georgia.”
Read the full press release at this link.
It includes more info on the brick fundraiser, as well as beautiful photos of the statue being installed on his pedestal.
Here is a roundup of social media posts celebrating Jefferson Davis’s birthday, June 3, 1808.
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Source: Facebook post from Confederate States of America
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A historical figure that I hadn’t heard of before, with a cool story.
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