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October 19:

• 1921 – In Charlottesville, two of the greatest events of the 1921 Confederate Reunion were put in motion at 1 pm – the Parade and the unveiling of Charlees Kech’s acclaimed equestrian statue of General “Stonewall” Jackson. The Parade column, 5,000 strong, included city and county officials, the fire department, faculty and students of the University of Virginia, school children and Confederate veterans. V.M.I. Cadets and bands were at the head of the procession with exercises at Jackson Park. Orator of the day was Senator Pat Harrison, of Mississippi. The statue was donated by prominent Charlottesville benefactor Paul Goodloe McIntire.