Submit a Monument for the September Cover of the AC

[Eric Tipton]

Good Afternoon:

It is time to start our search for the next cover. Given the recent events surrounding monuments, I thought it would be appropriate this month to do something different for the cover. For September, we will be placing a Civil War Monument on the cover. You must submit your image in this thread to be considered.

We are looking for Union and Confederate submissions. The effort this month is to examine and consider ALL Civil War Monuments. With this in mind, let me say clearly that The Authentic Campaigner's position on this issue is simple. We seek to protect ALL Civil War monuments. Let's stay united on this folks. I am doing this knowing there is a risk that it turns into a North vs. South pissing match. Let's be better than that. Let's look for excellent photos for monuments that you believe really matter. Tell us WHY you think the monument should be considered.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

1) We will accept the first ten image submissions in this thread only. Posts on social media will not be accepted. The thread will be closed after the tenth image is submitted, and any images submitted after the tenth will be deleted from the thread.

2) Voting Procedure - Once we have ten images, they will be presented for a general vote. The winning image will be placed on the front "cover" of the web site for one month.

3) Attach a Photo - Make sure and attach the photo to your post. If necessary, we will crop the photo for the best fit.

4) Editorial Discretion - The Moderators/Administrators reserve the right to remove any submissions that they feel don't meet the standards of the Authentic Campaigner.

Now, let's see your best images!

[Eric Tipton]

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The New York Peace Monument at Lookout Mountain, Submitted by David Mcaskill:

[Tyler Underwood]

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Photo was taken by myself at the National Cemetery and site of the POW camp in Salisbury, NC.

Note that the inscription reads "For our Country tis a bliss to die."

[Eric Tipton]

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Submitted by Rae Evans: "The monument is entitled “Spirit Triumphant,” and was created by Donald DeLue, who was also the sculptor of the Mississippi monument. It represents a wounded gunner of New Orleans Washington Artillery clutching to his heart a Confederate battle flag while above him the Spirit of the Confederacy sounds a trumpet and raises a flaming cannonball. A nearby marker bears a tablet with the names of the commission responsible for the monument. Louisiana sent over 3,000 men to Gettysburg with the Army of Northern Virginia. Around 725 became casualties. It was the seventh largest contingent and the seventh highest casualties of the twelve Confederate states at Gettysburg." SOURCE

[dlindow]

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Kentucky Monument at Chickamauga Battlefield. This monument honors the sacrifice of both Union and Confederate soldiers from Kentucky. Taken by me in June of 2017. In times such as these, this is a great reminder that we CAN honor the sacrifice of men from both sides.

[Stephen Lunsford]

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Lee/Virginia Monument at Seminary Ridge/Gettysburg.

[kb4xley]

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Mahone monument at the Petersburg crater. The Petersburg siege and crater battle have been fascinating topics for me for a while now. It reminds me of how brutal war can be, and I hope we never have to return to this sort of violence amongst ourselves as a nation.

[woodsda]

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This is the Maryland Monument at Antietam. It is important because is truly shows how one state contributed to both sides during the war allowing people to see the brother against brother, neighbor vs. neighbor that was the Civil War. I purposely found an image that has people in it because that is what monuments are for to learn from and understand what has happened in our past. From the youngest generations to the oldest. The picture is of the backside of the monument but through it you can see the Dunker church which was a focal point of the battle.

[Pvt Schnapps]

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I'd like to submit a shot of the monument in Congressional Cemetery to the girls and women of the Washington Arsenal, killed in an explosion of munitions in the spring of 1864:

[Silas]

One of the original monuments.

Manassas / Bull Run.

[MLovejoy]

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I'm away until Saturday, but can you hold a spot for a photo of the Eternal Peace Light Memorial my grandfather took at its lighting in 1938? Seems like something everyone needs right now.

[Eric Tipton]

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Matt, unfortunately, as great as that sounds, we need to get the vote rolling and won't be able to wait for the remainder of the week. There isn't any way someone could get it to your phone and you could submit it that way. We only have one spot left.

[MLovejoy]

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Not at this time unfortunately.

[Scotty017]

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This is the less famous tomb of the unknowns at Arlington. Beneath this lie the remains of hundreds of men collected from the Bull Run battlefield, including (probably) my G-G-G-Uncle, William Monroe Scott. He served in Co. H, 7th WI.

The monument reads,

BENEATH THIS STONE
REPOSE THE BONES OF TWO THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND ELEVEN UNKNOWN SOLDIERS
GATHERED AFTER THE WAR
FROM THE FIELDS OF BULL RUN, AND THE ROUTE TO THE RAPPAHANOCK,
THEIR REMAINS COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED. BUT THEIR NAMES AND DEATHS ARE
RECORDED IN THE ARCHIVES OF THEIR COUNTRY, AND ITS GRATEFUL CITIZENS
HONOR THEM AS OF THEIR NOBLE ARMY OF MARTYRS. MAY THEY REST IN PEACE.
SEPTEMBER. A. D. 1866.

[Eric Tipton]

Re: Submit a Monument for the September Cover of the AC

We have our ten images. Thank you so very much to everyone who submitted. Notice that everyone went out of their way to find images that represent the best of both sides? That's unity. They can try to destroy what we do from the outside, but we must stay together.

The general vote will be posted shortly. This thread is officially closed.