The memorial is to Robert A Smith, a Scottish man who fought in the US Civil War Deep in Dean Cemetery in Edinburgh, there's a grey obelisk, around 2m (6ft) high, its inscription faded.

Constructed in 1867 in honor of Civil War Union soldiers, the obelisk has long been controversial because of a plaque also honoring soldiers who died in battles with “savage Indians” during ...

The city has a far more famous civil war memorial – a statue of Abraham Lincoln in Old Calton Burial Ground. The Dean Cemetery obelisk has attracted a bit of controversy. Some visitors have ...

Deep in Dean Cemetery in Edinburgh, there's a grey obelisk, around 2m (6ft) high, its inscription faded. It commemorates Colonel Robert A Smith, a Scot who was struck down in Kentucky during the US ...