WHAT: Statue of President Abraham Lincoln in Richmond, Virginia.
LOCATION: Richmond National Battlefield Park Visitor Center at Tredegar Iron Works.
ARTIST: David Frech.
DEDICATION: April 3, 2003.
DESCRIPTION: The life-size bronze statue depicts Lincoln and his 12-year-old son, Tad, sitting on a bench during their historic visit to Richmond on April 4 and 5 1865 to tour the burned-out Confederate Capitol.
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On his visit to Richmond, Lincoln visited the White House of the Confederacy and Capitol Square, but little of his visit was recorded. He apparently never visited burned-out Tredegar Iron Works, but his statue is very worthwhile visit. There is a marker at the site with the following description:
Lincoln lived long enough to articulate his post-war vision. In his concise and powerful second inaugural address on March 4, 1865, the president delivered this now-famous passage: “With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right…let us strive to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation’s wounds…to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves, and with all nations.”
Lincoln had only three conditions for the Confederacy: complete end to the war; abolition of slavery; and restoration of the national authority, and his words were “Let ‘em up easy.”
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Posted by newman thomas on February 13, 2013 at 3:16 am
I knew of the statue being in Richmond….it took me a week to locate it! I found it on a hill overlooking the back of a building which completely overshadows it. The “hidden statue” is quite a beautiful work of art. It is a shame that it wasn’t located just a hundred yards further up on the hill where its view could be seen from the street and bridges in the area.
Posted by Tommy Anderson on December 7, 2010 at 11:03 pm
They should have put it in front of the Capitol Building……
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