In 1863, during the Gettysburg campaign of the Civil War, General Albert Jenkins and his Confederate troops invaded Mechanicsburg, PA. They occupied the Rupp House on Trindle Road for three days, June 28-30, 1863.

In 2005, the Camp Curtin Historical Society erected a 10-foot-tall obelisk on the property of the Rupp House (now James O. Bower Insurance, Inc.) honoring Gen. Jenkins, his military career, and his Confederate troops. This is the northern-most Confederate monument in the United States.

We call for the immediate removal of this monument. The actions and values of the Confederacy should not be glorified, and General Jenkins—a plantation slave-owner—should not be honored in Mechanicsburg. His monument is a contradiction to Hampden Township's diversity resolution, which states that Hampden Township "does not condone expressions or actions that are insensitive, disrespectful, and/or demeaning of the diversity of all people."

The Pennsylvania Historical Marker on the same property is sufficient means of recognizing the historical significance of the location.