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University of Virginia memorial for Civil War Confederate soldiers reproductions

 Collection — Digital_container: 1
Identifier: RG-30/21/2

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of reproductions of bronze plaques that served as a memorial to University of Virginia alumni that died in the Civil War fighting for the Confederacy.

Dates

  • Digitized: 2018

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Original digital media (floppy disks, zip disks, thumb drives, born digital files, etc.) cannot be handled directly by patrons. Please contact Special Collections via our online Reference Request form, https://small.library.virginia.edu/services/reference-request, to request access to these materials. Please be aware that additional actions may be required to make these items available. Items will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis before access can be made. Depending on the size of the request, it may take up to 6 weeks to make them available for use.

Biographical / Historical

The University of Virginia erected Confederate plaques to the Rotunda in 1903 as a memorial to the UVA alumni that died in the Civil War. The bronze plaques were a gift of the Confederate Memorial Association and the Albemarle Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy. In September 2017, following the Unite the Right march, the Board of Visitors voted to remove the plaques from the Rotunda. The resolution was spurred by a list of 10 demands championed by the Black Student Union and supported by various University groups in response to the events of August 11 and 12.

Extent

2 items

Language of Materials

English

Existence and Location of Originals

The plaques are part of the University’s Fine and Decorative Arts collection.

Processing Information

The plaques were digitized by the Digital Production Group in April 2018 and transcribed by the John L. Nau III Center for Civil War History in February 2019.

Title
University of Virginia memorial for Civil War Confederate soldiers reproductions
Date
2023 December
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository

Contact:
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States