Coordinates: 35°46′51″N 78°38′22″W / 35.78072°N 78.63956°W / 35.78072; -78.63956

Statue of Henry Lawson Wyatt

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Statue of Henry Lawson Wyatt
The memorial in 2011
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35°46′51″N 78°38′22″W / 35.78072°N 78.63956°W / 35.78072; -78.63956
LocationRaleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
DesignerGutzon Borglum
MaterialBronze
Dedicated dateJune 12, 1912 (1912-06-12)
Restored date2008
Dedicated toHenry Lawson Wyatt
Dismantled dateJune 2020

A statue of Henry Lawson Wyatt was installed in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States.

History

The statue was unveiled on June 12, 1912 by the North Carolina division of the Daughters of the Confederacy.[1][2] Henry Lawson Wyatt was the first Confederate soldier to die in battle on June 10, 1861.[2] It became a point of pride for North Carolina Confederates, who boasted that their state had been "First at Bethel, Farthest at Gettysburg and Chickamauga, and Last at Appomattox."[2]

Removal

The statue was removed on June 20, 2020, after North Carolina governor Roy Cooper ordered the removal of all Confederate monuments at the state capitol.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Brundage, W. Fitzhugh (2015). Where These Memories Grow: History, Memory, and Southern Identity. UNC Press Books. p. 154. ISBN 978-1-4696-2432-7. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Commemorative Landscapes of North Carolina". docsouth.unc.edu. 2010-03-19. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
  3. ^ Bridges, Virginia. "NC governor orders Confederate monuments removed at Capitol after statues toppled". The News & Observer. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Work to remove 75-foot tall Confederate monument at State Capitol postponed". WRAL.com. 20 June 2020. Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.

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