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Historic Cemetery Will Soon Showcase Opposing Civil War Statues - The New Journal and Guide

By Leonard E. Colvin

Chief Reporter

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Norfolk’s Confederate Monument celebrating white soldiers who fought to preserve slavery will soon be relocated to Elwood Cemetery where rebel soldiers are also buried with civilians.

The 18-foot tall monument will stand a short distance from the one honoring 58 Black Civil War soldiers who fought to end slavery as members of the Union Army and are buried in its shadow at West Point Cemetery.

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