“At Ready” has been a part of the local community since 1909, and was maintained by the Garden Club to beautify the community while honoring those who served and those who never returned.

Now liberals, and socialists want to remove “At Ready” and dishonor our ancestors, my ancestors!  John Jackson Conley, James Austin Garrison, Robert W. McCauley, and William Nicholas “Nick” Thompson gave their lives defending their homeland and families against an invanding army, not defending slavery or any other cause dreamed up by modern professors. Zacariah and Joseph Conley came home from the hell hole known as Point Lookout, praise God. 

This monument serves as a memorial to our men who died and suffered not to glorify war. To remove it would be to spit on the unknown graves, and the mass graves of our local men and their memories. Would removing "At Ready” erase the fact there was a war, the fact our country condoned slavery, or the fact that even today American companies still participate in business and trade with those who profit off of slavery or own slaves in other countries? No, it would not change anything, other than to insult the descendants of those lost in a uncivil war. 

Please do not remove this monument/memorial or any other monument for that matter. To do so would be breaking State law, which should be reinforced, not weakened. 

We are calling for an Equal Preservation Act against Confederaphobia in Albemarle County Public Spaces.

Albemarle County has been subject to domestic violence of MOB rule by certain individuals, organizations, and local representatives, who only care about their agendas and denying the rights of others, who were Confederates that contributed to the past and present welfare of the community. By inciting bigotry and Confederaphobia against Albemarle County Confederate History, Symbolism and Descendants, and Equal Rights to Coexists Peacefully within the Community. The Self-Righteous MOB has brought pain and suffering upon the Albemarle County Community.

The Southern Confederacy 1861-1865 was not created as a racist organization, it was subject to the innate racism within American Society as a whole at that time. The United States Government was formed no less racist, established with issues of racism that were naturally and socially normative within the circumstances that chronologically and naturally occurred, due to causes and effects of human expansion.

No human alive is free from the past or our own innate tendencies, holding those leaders and people in judgement of their past existence solely based upon a narrow minded thesis, to vilify and condemn them, is heinous and incites bigotry for each other in the present, and future.

Confederaphobia marginalizes, dehumanizes humanity and is disingenuous in its purpose to be equal and inclusively diverse. Confederaphobia can be traced and has been based in unethical education and political practices teaching propaganda and inciting bigotry for others political views past or present as Southern Confederates, by recent academia sociologists and historians who have omitted facts, over simplified and generalized facts into myths, and myths into facts. The end result having divided the country with Confederaphobia while touting their own self aggrandizement and profiteering. Leaving the Albemarle County Community to suffer the expense and loss of life for their egregious piety!

We can only attain peace if we want it! The MOB preaches peace without compromise. Before the political tirade, and egregious play on political Confederaphobia propaganda bigotry, issues of division were focused on working together inclusive of the real needs for the Albemarle County Community. How many thousands, nay millions of dollars, or lives should be wasted on escalating furhering division of the community further, denying the humanity of Confederate citizens who have rested in peace and were vital and positive to the progress of Albemarle County, for Blacks and Whites alike. Why should Albemarle County, Charlottesville, be reduced further, solely because of a minority MOB's CONFEDERAPHOBIA BIGOTRY.

1. Please refute CONFEDERAPHOBIA BIGOTRY and Bigotry of any kind, stating on record that the Confederate statue (At Ready) remains as it peacefully has been free to do, without revisionists narrative or re-contextualization, as it was dedicated. A memorial to the citizens of Albermarle County who honorably made sacrifices in defense of the Albermarle County community, and Virginia during the American Civil War.

2. Support efforts equally inclusive of all including Confederate descendants Black and White, but not limited to: education, historical markers, and policies that promote equity and justice.

 The undersigned.