One of the numerous, numerous casualties of the horrific statue genocide was the Princess Anne County Confederate Monument, located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. This post by Dixie Forever explains the details of the monument’s history and the horrible decision by the Virginia Beach city council regarding it, and correctly points out the crucial role played by the despicable law passed by the state of Virginia in April 2020 (in my opinion, quite possibly the worst event that has taken place in human history).
But there is a piece of good news to come out of this terrible situation. In July 2023, the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation took possession of the monument. With the city paying for the transportation and reassembly costs, the monument was set up on private property, specifically a family farm and cemetery on the outskirts of Virginia Beach. The SVBF, along with the local chapters of the Sons of Confederate Veterans and United Daughters of the Confederacy, maintain the monument. And its official rededication ceremony will take place tomorrow.
In the words of Dixie Forever, the monument lives on as a symbol of “unbreakable Southern resilience, honor, and pride.” Amen to that.