RICHMOND, April 5 -- The unveiling of an Abraham Lincoln statue today in downtown Richmond, a city his armies once conquered, was heralded as part of an effort to heal old wounds.

The invitation to speak at the dedication of the new statue of Abraham Lincoln and his son Tad in Richmond next Saturday took me by surprise. But perhaps it shouldn't have.

A statue of Abraham Lincoln commemorating the 16th U.S. president's only visit to the one-time capital of the Confederacy was dedicated with speeches and ceremony.

AND THE CIVIL WAR goes on. In Richmond, various sons and daughters of the lost cause are raising a fuss over a statue of Abraham Lincoln that will commemorate his visit to the conquered ...

When Abraham Lincoln arrived in Richmond in April 1865, he got a reception that was surprisingly warm, considering that he was visiting the capital of the rebellion he had spent four years ...

Confederate heritage groups would like to do something Gen. Robert E. Lee's army couldn't accomplish 138 years ago: keep Abraham Lincoln out of Richmond. A statue of the 16th president will be ...

A statue of Abraham Lincoln and his son Tad faces the National Park Service Visitors Center (on left) and the carpenter shop (on right) at Historic Tredegar in 2010. ALEXA WELCH EDLUND, Times-Dispatch ...

When Abraham Lincoln visited the capital of the Confederacy near the end of the Civil War, he was greeted by a crowd of men and women celebrating their first taste of freedom. One hundred thirty-ei… ...

After reading Michael Williams’ article on April 3 (“RVA’s monuments cannot rise again”), I offer a few suggestions that will hopefully become part of the conversation.

— John Doran (@JohnDoranTV) June 23, 2024 The statue is an art installation by Sandy Williams IV, a Richmond artist who has made wax versions of historical monuments around the country, mostly on the ...

It has been almost 10 years since the dedication of the life-size bronze statue depicting Abraham Lincoln and his 12-year-old son, Tad, sitting on a bench during their historic visit ...