Crews worked through the day Saturday to remove the “Johnny Reb” Confederate monument from the lawn of the Albemarle County Circuit Courthouse.
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The statue detaches from the base during the removal of the "At Ready" Confederate Statue on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020. The statue, nicknamed "Johnny Rebel", was loaded onto a truck mid-morning and driven to the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation in Waynesboro.
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Don Gathers (right) interviews with WTJU during the removal of the "At Ready" Confederate Statue on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020. The statue, nicknamed "Johnny Rebel", was loaded onto a truck mid-morning and driven to the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation in Waynesboro.
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Community members watch during the removal of the "At Ready" Confederate Statue on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020. The statue, nicknamed "Johnny Rebel", was loaded onto a truck mid-morning and driven to the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation in Waynesboro.
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A construction crew ascends with a ladder to adjust lifting straps during the removal of the "At Ready" Confederate Statue on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020. The statue, nicknamed "Johnny Rebel", was loaded onto a truck mid-morning and driven to the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation in Waynesboro.
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Albemarle County Board of Supervisors Chairman Ned Galloway speaks to the media during the removal of the "At Ready" Confederate Statue on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020.
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Officials chat during the removal of the "At Ready" Confederate Statue on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020.
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The canons next to the statue are lifted by a crane during the removal of the "At Ready" Confederate Statue on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020.
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The statue is lowered during the removal of the "At Ready" Confederate Statue on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020. The statue, nicknamed "Johnny Rebel", was loaded onto a truck mid-morning and driven to the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation in Waynesboro.
Credit: Zach Wajsgras/Charlottesville Tomorrow
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A construction crew begins working during the removal of the "At Ready" Confederate Statue on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020.
The county’s Board of Supervisors voted to remove the statue Aug. 6. They are the first Virginia municipality to use a new state law — which gives localities the right to remove their Confederate monuments — to take their’s down.
The county gave the statue — formerly known as “At Ready” — two cannons and cannon balls to the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation. They will be repurposed for displays at the Third Winchester Battlefield.
