The second coming of Robert E. Lee

The Civil War artifact store Union Drummer Boy, located in Gettysburg, PA, is the new home of a statue of Robert E. Lee.

The store announced earlier this month:

“We are honored to have acquired this special statue of General Robert E. Lee by Rudolph Evans. This wonderfully executed statue was the artist study for his bronze which was completed for the University of Virginia where it stood until 2020 and was removed. This example stands at 8 feet 3 inches. Stop by and see him in person!”
As a commenter on the Facebook post correctly stated: “Awesome! Huge loss for University of Virginia. Huge win for Union Drummer Boy.”

Visit the Union Drummer Boy Facebook page here, and their website here.

More updates & info on new Confederate monument in Georgia

The new Confederate monument being built in Georgia is further along than I thought!

The Facebook page of the Robert A. Toombs SCV Camp #932 has been posting updates and info, including these wonderful images from last week, of the bronze statue being placed atop the pedestal. How refreshing to see work crews assembling a monument to rebels and underdogs, as opposed to demolishing one! 

The groundbreaking for the monument actually took place back in November, which you can see here.