I’m more than half Southern, but I grew up in Massachusetts. Until recently I thought of Confederate statues as a matter of heritage and history.

About 80 people sang and chanted at the Civil War statue in Oak Bluffs Saturday afternoon in support of counter-protests to the recent events in Charlottesville, Va.

The newly restored Civil War Monument is back home in Oak Bluffs.
The statue of a soldier standing atop a pedestal is as handsome as it
was when it was first built, worthy of another century.

The monument was reassembled last week and while there is still much
to do, the restoration project is nearly finished.

The Soldiers’ Memorial Fountain at Ocean Park in Oak Bluffs was rededicated Friday afternoon in ceremonies celebrating the completion of an ambitious two-year restoration project.

Bagpipes, played by Tony Peak, began in the distance and came nearer as the Massachusetts 54th re-enactors and members of American Legion Post 257 marched to the foot of the memorial.

Clouds began to roll in, blocking the splendor of the sun but not the glory of the celebration.