Monuments and Memorialization
Information about Monuments and Memorialization in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

Written Accounts

1900-11-23, Richmond Times; low sales of the Van Lew estate in Boston “is used as an argument that the war is almost over”
1902-07-18, Richmond Dispatch; description of the granite boulder sent by Massachusetts friends to mark the grave of Elizabeth Van Lew
1902-07-29, Richmond Dispatch; description of the Van Lew monument to be placed over her grave in Shockoe Cemetery and brief summation of the events of her life – includes important image of where her now-unmarked grave is to be placed
1902-07-30, Richmond Times; boulder arrives to mark Elizabeth Van Lew’s grave in Shockoe Cemetery
1902-07-31, Richmond Dispatch; Van Lew memorial not yet placed in Shockoe Cemetery – if the grave is bricked up, it will be placed directly above the grave, if not, it will be at the head of the section
1902-08-03, Richmond Dispatch; memorial stone has been placed on Elizabeth Van Lew’s grave – no ceremony. Names the Boston friends behind the project
1902-08-03, Richmond Times; criticism of the verbiage of Van Lew’s memorial stone and her wartime career, by “A Confederate” who claimed to have known her personally
1902-08-27, Hawaiian Star (Honolulu); column from Hawaiian newspaper describing the memorial marker and wartime career of Elizabeth Van Lew
1903-01-27, Richmond Times-Dispatch; Veteran Cavalry Association raising funds for Stuart Monument. Ladies are expected to help, but are busy with bazaar for Jefferson Davis Monument
1903-01-29, Richmond Times-Dispatch; Cumberland County veterans including Venable and others form committee to aid the Stuart Monument Association

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