{"id":386963,"date":"2021-12-29T02:30:38","date_gmt":"2021-12-28T23:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/heres-what-was-found-inside-second-time-capsule-buried-at-site-of-robert-e-lee-statue\/"},"modified":"2021-12-29T02:30:38","modified_gmt":"2021-12-28T23:30:38","slug":"heres-what-was-found-inside-second-time-capsule-buried-at-site-of-robert-e-lee-statue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/heres-what-was-found-inside-second-time-capsule-buried-at-site-of-robert-e-lee-statue\/","title":{"rendered":"#Here\u2019s what was found inside second time capsule buried at site of Robert E. Lee statue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Here\u2019s what was found inside second time capsule buried at site of Robert E. Lee statue<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Confederate memorabilia and ammo were pulled Tuesday from a 19<sup>th<\/sup> century time capsule that had been embedded in a massive pedestal under a Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond, Va.<\/p>\n<p>Preservationists found Confederate money, a carved Confederate flag and an <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>arent Masonic symbol stuffed into the 36-pound copper box alongside a Christian Bible, old <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>papers and other items.<\/p>\n<p>The 1887 time capsule was the second found in the pedestal, which is being dismantled after authorities removed the statue of Confederate Gen. Lee in September. Plans to remove the statue were announced in 2020, in the wake of national protests sparked by the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police.<\/p>\n<p>The first time capsule, a lead box, was recovered several weeks ago but didn\u2019t match historical records of the time capsule put in the pedestal during the statue\u2019s dedication. Experts now say that was likely an unofficial capsule that may have been placed by someone who worked on the construction of the monument.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/time-capsule.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"A 1887 time capsule that was buried under a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia after it was dug up on December 27, 2021.\" class=\"wp-image-20644175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/time-capsule.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/time-capsule.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/time-capsule.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>An 1887 time capsule that was buried under a statue of Confederate <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia after it was dug up on December 27, 2021.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Eva Russo\/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/time-capsule-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Virginia Department of Historic Resources conservators removing items from the time capsule on December 28, 2021.\" class=\"wp-image-20644194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/time-capsule-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/time-capsule-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/time-capsule-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Virginia Department of Historic Resources conservators removing items from the time capsule on December 28, 2021.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS\/Jay Paul<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The second capsule was recovered this week and had to be inspected by a bomb squad due to historical newspaper accounts that said it contained a shell from a battle in Fredericksburg.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t trust what they wrote in the newspaper back then so we wanted to make sure it wasn\u2019t live before anybody came into the lab,\u201d Kate Ridway, lead conservator of the state Department of Historic Resources, told reporters as the capsule\u2019s water-damaged contents were removed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"951\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Lee-Statue-Time-Capsule-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"A block of wood with a bullet lodged inside that was found in the time capsule.\" class=\"wp-image-20644199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Lee-Statue-Time-Capsule-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Lee-Statue-Time-Capsule-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Lee-Statue-Time-Capsule-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Lee-Statue-Time-Capsule-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A block of wood with a bullet lodged inside that was found in the time capsule.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bob Brown\/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"815\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Lee-Statue-Time-Capsule-copy-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=815\" alt=\"A Minie ball that was taken out of the capsule.\" class=\"wp-image-20644206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Lee-Statue-Time-Capsule-copy-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1630 1630w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Lee-Statue-Time-Capsule-copy-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1222 1222w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Lee-Statue-Time-Capsule-copy-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=815 815w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Lee-Statue-Time-Capsule-copy-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=407 407w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Lee-Statue-Time-Capsule-copy-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 815px) 100vw, 815px\"\/><figcaption>A Minie ball that was taken out of the capsule.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bob Brown\/Richmond Times-Dispatch via A<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>They did find what appeared to be Minie balls, Civil War-era bullets. But some history buffs may be disappointed with the haul because it didn\u2019t include a photo of President Abraham Lincoln in his coffin that some believed had been placed in the box because of contemporary newspaper accounts.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/time-capsule-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"A conservator removing a Harper's Weekly newspaper from the capsule.\" class=\"wp-image-20644215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/time-capsule-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/time-capsule-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/time-capsule-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A conservator removing a Harper\u2019s Weekly newspaper from the capsule.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS\/Jay Paul<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/time-capsule-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"A ribbon with the likeness of Robert E. Lee that was buried in the time capsule.\" class=\"wp-image-20644232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/time-capsule-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/time-capsule-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/time-capsule-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A ribbon with the likeness of Robert E. Lee that was buried in the time capsule.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bob Brown\/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Instead, an image of someone grieving over Lincoln\u2019s grave was found in the capsule. It was apparently a two-page centerfold from an 1865 edition of Harper\u2019s Weekly \u2013 but it was not as historically significant as an actual photo of the slain president would\u2019ve been. Only one photo of the president after his death is known to exist, a historian told The Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p><em>With Post wires<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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