Post by Matthew S. Schweitzer on Jun 10, 2018 14:28:06 GMT -5
There has been a spate of vandalism aimed at historical monuments across the country recently especially targeting Confederate Civil War memorials and statues. This particular case, the vandalism of a Confederate statue at Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery in Columbus, OH is especially egregious for the fact that it was desecration of a graveyard intended to honor Confederate Civil War POWs who died in prison during the war. The vandals have not been caught. No matter what your politics it is wrong to desecrate a cemetery meant to honor the dead. It is just plain stupid and I hope they catch these guys and throw the book at them.
"COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Police are investigating after a Confederate statue in Camp Chase Cemetery in west Columbus was vandalized.
According to the Columbus Division of Police, someone vandalized the statue Camp Chase cemetery in the 2900 block of Sullivant Avenue.
This photo shows the vandalized statue's original location at Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery. (Photo courtesy U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)
A photo of the vandalized statue shows the soldier missing his head after being toppled from the top of a monument.
According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs website, Camp Chase shifted from a training camp for Union Army recruits to a prisoner-of-war camp early in the civil war.
Prior to the establishment of the cemetery at Camp Chase, the Confederate dead were interred in the city cemetery of Columbus. Their remains were re-interred in the prison cemetery after its opening. In addition, the remains of 31 Confederate soldiers who died at Camp Dennison, near Cincinnati, were removed to Camp Chase Cemetery shortly after the cessation of the Civil War.
Officially, there is an estimate of 2,168 remains in 2,122 gravesites in Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery. However, this does not match the inscription on the Boulder monument.
There are two monuments in Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery. The first depicts a bronze figure of a Confederate Civil War soldier standing atop a granite arch, his rifle held vertically in front of him, with both hands resting on the top of the barrel."
Statue vandalized at Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery in west Columbus
"COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Police are investigating after a Confederate statue in Camp Chase Cemetery in west Columbus was vandalized.
According to the Columbus Division of Police, someone vandalized the statue Camp Chase cemetery in the 2900 block of Sullivant Avenue.
This photo shows the vandalized statue's original location at Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery. (Photo courtesy U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)
A photo of the vandalized statue shows the soldier missing his head after being toppled from the top of a monument.
According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs website, Camp Chase shifted from a training camp for Union Army recruits to a prisoner-of-war camp early in the civil war.
Prior to the establishment of the cemetery at Camp Chase, the Confederate dead were interred in the city cemetery of Columbus. Their remains were re-interred in the prison cemetery after its opening. In addition, the remains of 31 Confederate soldiers who died at Camp Dennison, near Cincinnati, were removed to Camp Chase Cemetery shortly after the cessation of the Civil War.
Officially, there is an estimate of 2,168 remains in 2,122 gravesites in Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery. However, this does not match the inscription on the Boulder monument.
There are two monuments in Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery. The first depicts a bronze figure of a Confederate Civil War soldier standing atop a granite arch, his rifle held vertically in front of him, with both hands resting on the top of the barrel."
Statue vandalized at Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery in west Columbus