Remains of Confederate general removed from under monument

A crew begins removing the epitaph of Confederate Gen. A.P. Hill, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, in Richmond, Va. The removal crew worked until dusk searching for Hill’s remains, but were unable to locate them. (AP Photo/John C. Clark)RICHMOND, Va. — As the remains of a Confederate general were unearthed Tuesday in Richmond, onlookers engaged in a sometimes-heated discussion with a few Sons of Confederate Veterans who also watched as workers finished removing the last city-owned Confederate monument.

The remains of Gen. A.P. Hill were removed a day after a statue of him was taken down on Monday.

The Washington Post reports that workers lifted a tarp for privacy as John Hill, who shared an ancestor…