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.

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.

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 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 ...

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… ...

Lincoln Statue NPR's Adam Hochberg reports on a debate over a proposed statue of Abraham Lincoln in Richmond, Va. Some people say a monument to the Civil War president has no place in the former ...

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 ...

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 ...

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… ...