From the August 5th Smith Mountain Eagle (Wirtz, Va.) "Franklin County Confederate dead honored Saturday August 7th in Rocky Mount.
The new Confederate monument will be dedicated this Saturday. It replaces one that was destroyed by a reckless motorist who crashed his vehicle into it. The keynote speaker will be Dr. James I. Robertson of Virginia Tech. This new one was put in place June 13th to replace the 1913 original destroyed back in June 2007.
The cost was covered by insurance and donations.
During the Civil War, Franklin County sent 2,500 men to serve in Confederate forces. At least 300 didn't return and many others who did suffered the rest of their lives from wounds, diseases and lost limbs.
A total of sixteen companies were raised.
Great to Have It Replaced. --B-R'er
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