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"From Virginia sprung the Southern Mind, a mind which favoured the local community, Burkean conservatism, the folkways of ancestors, an unwavering orthodox Christian faith." ~ Alphonse Vinh

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23 June 2007

Oakwood Cemetery Vandalized

Oakwood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia had its Confederate section vandalized this past Wednesday evening. Little is known at the moment about who perpetrated the crime or why the damage was done. Reports state that the monument dedicated to those killed on Brown's Island is destroyed and that a large obelisk in Section G was toppled and subsequently broke into three pieces. The recently restored ornate grave of Lt. Duncan Stafford of South Carolina was also vandalized and his tombstone destroyed. The restoration cost over $6,000 and was borne by the South Carolina SCV. Other damage is being investigated.

I have a great-great grandfather buried in an unmarked common grave at Oakwood.


posted by Richard G. Williams, Jr. | 11:50 AM

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