Confederate Memorial (Arlington National Cemetery)

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The Confederate Memorial was a memorial at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, United States. It commemorated members of the armed forces of the Confederate States of America who died during the American Civil War. Authorized in March 1906, former Confederate soldier and sculptor Moses Jacob Ezekiel was commissioned by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in November 1910 to design the memorial. It was unveiled by President Woodrow Wilson on June 4, 1914, the 106th anniversary of the birth of Jefferson Davis, the President of the Confederate States of America, and removed on December 20, 2023. During the memorial's presence at Arlington, the grounds changed slightly due to burials and alterations. Some major changes to the memorial were proposed over the years, but none had been implemented until December 2023. Since the memorial's unveiling, most United States presidents have sent a funeral wreath to be laid at the memorial every Memorial Day. Some presidents...

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