down, cracking the stele and requiring replacement. Ramsey, a supplier from Salisbury provided new granite. The new granite was erected and the Packer sculpture placed upon it at its original location. 1980s On an unknown date during the latter half of decade, the bayonet was damaged and replaced. 1999-2000 In late 1999, a motor vehicle knocked the entire monument from its foundation and onto South Third Street. Two people were hospitalized. The foundation was cracked and the backdrop tablet was knocked over. The statue was removed for repair and new granite was ordered to replace the broken stone. Architect Charles Boney told the Wilmington Star-News soon after the collision that he was committed to ensuring the memorial would be repaired and then restored at its original site: It's a part of my heritage and it's a part of the city's history, so I just want to make sure it's fixed right. Repairs and new stone were completed. While re-erecting the tablet at the original location, the crane fell. It damaged overhead power lines, parked motor vehicles and a nearby stone wall. The statue and granite pieces were again removed for repair and replacement. In 2000, after an absence of almost a year and a half, the monument was repaired and restored. They were damaged again as they were being put back into place. That mishap was quickly fixed and the memorial finally erected at its original site. 2003 On an unknown date during that year, an unknown person broke off the bayonet from the rifle held by the Confederate soldier in Packer's statue, and the piece of bronze went missing. The damage went unrepaired for at least 10 years. In 2013, a descendant relative named Gabriel James Boney said of the damage: My father [aged 89] would love to see it put back on. It's a priority for him. 2019 In the early hours of July 4, an unknown person threw orange paint on the memorial. 2020 In March, an unknown vandal placed a white flag of surrender in the statue's hands. In early June, two unknown vandals painted the words "Black Lives Matter" on the base of the statue. That same month, during a period of declaration of a state of emergency, the city government blocked public access to the monument with traffic cones and crime scene tape. In the early hours of June 25, the City of Wilmington