A Confederate soldier stands atop the monument in Salem.
LUKE WEIR, The Roanoke Times
A monument to Confederate soldiers sits on Roanoke County property in Salem, erected in 1909 by the Southern Cross Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. The statue, about 18 feet tall, has two Confederate flags crossing etched on the front, and a stone infantryman standing atop it. “In memory of the Confederate soldiers of Roanoke County 1861-1865,” the monument reads. “Love makes memory eternal.”
If it is to properly administer justice, either Virginia's historic Roanoke County Courthouse building must move or the Confederate monument out front should go, according to the order of a circuit court judge.
A Confederate soldier stands atop the monument in Salem.
LUKE WEIR, The Roanoke Times
LUKE WEIR, The Roanoke Times
LUKE WEIR, The Roanoke Times
LUKE WEIR, The Roanoke Times
A monument to Confederate soldiers sits on Roanoke County property in Salem, erected in 1909 by the Southern Cross Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. The statue, about 18 feet tall, has two Confederate flags crossing etched on the front, and a stone infantryman standing atop it. “In memory of the Confederate soldiers of Roanoke County 1861-1865,” the monument reads. “Love makes memory eternal.”
A monument to Confederate soldiers sits on Roanoke County property in Salem, erected in 1909 by the Southern Cross Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. The statue, about 18 feet tall, has two Confederate flags crossing etched on the front, and a stone infantryman standing atop it. “In memory of the Confederate soldiers of Roanoke County 1861-1865,” the monument reads. “Love makes memory eternal.”
