Where’s the General’s sword?
Larry Hall’s Time Capsule in today’s RT-D is set in Monroe Park; it’s about Gen. William Carter Wickham’s lost sword. When the drape was removed to reveal Wickham’s likeness, cheers went up. The next day’s Times described the 7-foot figure as “the best quality” bronze. “It represents Gen. Wickham in the full uniform of a Confederate brigadier […]
Larry Hall’s Time Capsule in today’s RT-D is set in Monroe Park; it’s about Gen. William Carter Wickham’s lost sword.
When the drape was removed to reveal Wickham’s likeness, cheers went up. The next day’s Times described the 7-foot figure as “the best quality” bronze.
“It represents Gen. Wickham in the full uniform of a Confederate brigadier general of the cavalry, booted and spurred,” The Times said. “The sword is caught full up to the belt by the top ring, with hilt in a position to be grasped on a moment’s notice.”
Today, the Wickham statue stands at the western edge of the park much as it appeared originally, except now the figure of Wickham has no sword at its left side, as it did for more than six decades. The sword did not go quietly, however.
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