Eastville's Confederate statue is silhouetted against grey sky and utility wires shortly before its removal Aug. 26. Photo by Jim Ritch.
Eastern Shore Post photographer Jim Ritch was on hand as Eastville’s confederate monument was dismantled and removed Aug. 26. Click on any photo below to enter the photo gallery.
Eastville’s Confederate statue is silhouetted against grey sky and utility wires shortly before its removal Aug. 26. Photo by Jim Ritch.
Eastville’s Confederate monument has stood in the Courthouse Green since 1914. Photo by Jim Ritch.
Eastville’s Confederate statue shortly before its removal Aug. 26. Photo by Jim Ritch.
This carved sentinel has kept watch over Eastville’s Courthouse Green since 1914. Photo by Jim Ritch.
The moon rises behind Eastville’s Confederate statue, perched atop a column that is part of a memorial to Confederate soldiers, shortly before its Aug. 26 removal. Photo by Jim Ritch.
The moon rises behind Eastville’s Confederate statue, perched atop a column that is part of a memorial to Confederate soldiers from Accomack and Northampton counties, shortly before it was removed Aug. 26. Photo by Jim Ritch.
An employee of Stratified, a company contracted by the county to remove its Confederate monument, guides the statue as it is hoisted off the column where it has stood since 1914. Photo by Jim Ritch.
An employee of Stratified, a company contracted by the county to remove its Confederate monument, guides the statue as it is hoisted from the column where it has stood since 1914. Photo by Jim Ritch.
Employees of Stratified, a company contracted by the county to remove its Confederate monument, guides the statue as it is lowered to a trailer for removal. Photo by Jim Ritch.
Employees of Stratified, a company contracted by the county to remove its Confederate monument, guides the statue as it is lowered to a trailer for removal. Photo by Jim Ritch.
Employees of Stratified, a company contracted by the county to remove its Confederate monument, guides the statue as it is lowered to a trailer for removal. Photo by Jim Ritch.
Employees of Stratified, a company contracted by the county to remove its Confederate monument, guides the statue as it is lowered to a trailer for removal. Photo by Jim Ritch.
