"Memorializing Men of the Lost Cause: Public Opinion of Confederate Monuments in Virginia 1900-Present"

Stonewall Jackson also continued to be held in high regard around the time of the Civil War Centennial. The statue that sits in what was formerly Jackson Park in Charlottesville, was held in the same esteem as it was when it was erected in 1921 with the
people of the city. When it was suggested that the statue be moved to a different part of the park as part of a beautification project, the notion sparked outrage within the community.

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During the course of the Civil War Centennial Davis, Lee, and Jackson all continued to be important figures for those in the South to remember and memorialize. People made trips from all over the country to visit the monuments and “shrines” that had been erected to these men. The Southern white male dominated history of the Civil War continued to be presented to the public,