[VAcourier] Plans to erect a monument honoring General Jubal A. Early

[Virginia Division SCV Communication List]

The press release below was just received from Cmdr. Giles of the 
Garland-Rodes Camp #409. A drawing of the monument is attached. Plans 
are underway to raise funds for the monument and additional details will 
be sent out on the Virginia Courier or posted on the Division Web site 
as they become available.


John Sawyer, Commander
Virginia Division SCV

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



The Sons of Confederate Veterans Garland--Rodes Camp #409 of Lynchburg, 
Va. proudly announce the latest camp project to--erect a permanent 
monument honoring Confederate General Jubal A. Early in Middletown, Va., 
on the site of the 1864 Battle of Cedar Creek.

Negotiations are now actively underway with the Town of Middletown to 
locate it in a proposed park just off Route 11 in Middletown, ground on 
which Gen. Early most certainly fought upon and where hundreds of young 
patriots lost their lives.  Camp Commander Brian Giles said, "Gen. Early 
was in command of the Army of Northern Virginia during the Battle of 
Cedar Creek and his heroic effort to destroy Union General Phillip 
Sheridan's forces after the "burning" of the Shenandoah Valley has never 
been forgotten by the Southern people; therefore he needs to make his 
stand once again only this time in stone and bronze in recognition of 
our Southern heritage and culture."

Camp Commander Giles, a Lynchburg resident, readily admits that there is 
no monument honoring Gen. Early, also a long time resident of Lynchburg 
after the war, standing on any civil war battlefield.  But, with the 
help of the Garland--Rodes Camp, this will soon be corrected.

Gary Casteel of Lexington, Va., a noted historical sculptor, has been 
commissioned by the Garland--Rodes Camp to prepare the sculpture and 
work with the camp and the Town of Middletown to erect the monument.  
The stone and bronze memorial will consist of a life size bronze 
bas-relief of Gen. Early attached to a standing gray granite slab on a 
base stone.  Engraved into the rear of the stone will be a short history 
of the Confederate forces' actions during the Battle of Cedar Creek.

The conceptual proposal being reviewed by the Town of Middletown for a 
memorial park would contain walking paths, shaded landscaping and the 
Gen. Early monument on land that has been already been zoned for 
development.  Mayor Mark Brown received an overwhelming positive 
response from the Town Council for the monument erection during a recent 
council meeting.  The Mayor stated that he was more than happy to see 
Gen. Early return to Middletown, and this time to stay.

A fund raising program is currently in progress by the Garland--Rodes 
Camp with an undetermined unveiling date at this time.  However, they 
hope to have the project completed with an official unveiling ceremony 
during the American Civil War Sesquicentennial 2011 -- 2015.  For more 
information or to make a donation, contact the Garland--Rodes SCV 
Camp#409, Lynchburg, Va., Commander Brian Giles, to 
"scv3rdbrigade at yahoo.com"_ or 434-942-8075.




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