After vandals deface monuments on National Mall, Confederate group takes down statue, fearing same

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A Confederate statue was taken down in Alexandria, Va. early Tuesday morning, an official said.

The statue, known as “Appomattox,” depicts a Civil War soldier was at the corner of Prince and Washington streets in the middle of Old Town Alexandria.

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