Statue of Henry Lawson Wyatt explained
| Statue of Henry Lawson Wyatt |
| Dedicated To: | Henry Lawson Wyatt |
| Dismantled: | June 2020 |
| Location: | Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Material: | Bronze |
| Designer: | Gutzon Borglum |
| Restore: | 2008 |
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. 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."
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
Notes and References
- Book: Brundage . W. Fitzhugh . Where These Memories Grow: History, Memory, and Southern Identity . 2015 . UNC Press Books . 978-1-4696-2432-7 . 154 . 28 June 2020 . en.
- Web site: 2010-03-19 . Commemorative Landscapes of North Carolina . 2023-11-11 . docsouth.unc.edu . en.
- News: Bridges . Virginia . NC governor orders Confederate monuments removed at Capitol after statues toppled . 28 June 2020 . The News & Observer . 29 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200629054852/https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article243682477.html . live .
- News: Work to remove 75-foot tall Confederate monument at State Capitol postponed . 28 June 2020 . WRAL.com . 20 June 2020 . en . 26 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200626171252/https://www.wral.com/work-to-remove-75-foot-tall-confederate-monument-at-state-capitol-postponed/19153399/ . live .
