Charlottesville Removes Confederate Statues Along with the removal of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee— which led to far-right violence in the 2017 Unite the Right rally— city officials approved the removal of two more monuments. CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA – JULY 10: Passing by the location of a slave auction block, a statue of Confederate General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson is removed on a flatbed truck from the Charlottesville and Albemarle County Courthouse Historic District July 10, 2021 in Charlottesville, Virginia. Initial plans to remove the statue, and one of Robert E. Lee, four years ago sparked the infamous “Unite the Right” rally. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)