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United Daughters of the Confederacy

Confronting the Confederacy, Again. And Again.

November, 2018 Tagged With: civil war, confederate monuments, Heyward Shepherd Memorial, Jefferson County Commission, Make It Right project, United Daughters of the Confederacy

Over a year ago, four local women contacted the Jefferson County Commission to request the removal of a plaque by the front door of the Jefferson County Courthouse honoring Confederate soldiers (read more here). Placed by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1986 to commemorate their ancestors, the plaque reads: 1861-1865 In honor and memory of the Confederate soldiers of Jefferson County, who served in the War Between the States. Erected by the Leetown Chapter #231 United Daughters of the Confederacy. Erected May 25, 1986. Read the Full Story >>

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