confederate symbols

Campaigns (2)

• Remove Iowa's Confederate General

  objective.name Iowa's Confederate General objective.location.locality Bentonsport objective.location.region IA objective.location.address objective.location.latitude 41.8780025 objective.location.longitude -93.097702 objective.params.uid 108 objective.params.name Iowa's Confederate General objective.params.side North objective.params.notes General Lawrence Sullivan ‘Sul’ Ross, CSA, was born in Bentonsport, Iowa, Van Buren County on September 27, 1838. His family moved to Texas in 1839, where he grew to manhood. In 1859, Sul Ross was commissioned a Captain in the Texas Rangers, fought Comanches, rescued Cynthia Ann Parker (Mother of Quanah Parker), and in 1861, enlisted as a Private in the 6th Texas Cavalry CSA. He rose rapidly through the ranks to become Brigadier General of the 6th Texas Cavalry and later Brigade Commander, Jackson’s Division, Forrest’s Cavalry Corps. Gen. Sul Ross took part in 135 battles, including Elkhorn Tavern, Corinth, the Atlanta and Franklin-Nashville Campaigns. He returned to Texas after the Civil War and served as Sheriff of McLennan County, Texas, Governor of Texas from 1887-1891, and President of Texas A&M University from 1891 until his death in 1898. Frontiersman, Soldier, Statesman, Educator; A Native Son of Iowa, Adopted Son of Texas. objective.params.region IA objective.params.source http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=2565 objective.params.address County Conservation Board Park objective.params.field_1 objective.params.category Monument objective.params.latitude 41.8780025 objective.params.locality Bentonsport objective.params.longitude -93.097702 objective.params.group_class Monument objective.params.year_dedicated 2007 objective.params.school_percent_black objective.params.secondary_class_for_internal_use

  1 of 100 Signatures

  Created by Kristy A.
• Boston
  Remove Confederate Memorial

  objective.name Confederate Memorial objective.location.locality Boston Harbor Islands objective.location.region MA objective.location.address objective.location.latitude 42.3166774 objective.location.longitude -70.9680543 objective.params.uid 23 objective.params.name Confederate Memorial objective.params.side North objective.params.notes Dedicated to the confederate soldiers who died in the prison at Fort Warren. objective.params.region MA objective.params.source http://cwmemory.com/2013/07/21/united-daughters-of-the-confederacy-in-boston/ objective.params.address Fort Warren objective.params.field_1 objective.params.category Monument objective.params.latitude 42.3166774 objective.params.locality Boston Harbor Islands objective.params.longitude -70.9680543 objective.params.group_class Monument objective.params.year_dedicated 1963 objective.params.school_percent_black objective.params.secondary_class_for_internal_use

  21 of 100 Signatures

  Created by Kristy A.