, ▁and ▁none ▁in ▁favor , ▁of ▁bringing ▁the ▁statue ▁to ▁Lake ▁County . ▁Chair man ▁S ull ivan ▁assured ▁the ▁crowd ▁that ▁the ▁commission ▁would ▁tell ▁the ▁Historical ▁Museum ▁" that ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁a ▁want ▁or ▁desire ▁to ▁bring ▁this ▁statue ▁to ▁Lake ▁County ". ▁In ▁spite ▁of ▁strong ▁opposition ▁from ▁the ▁community ▁and ▁ 9 ▁may ors ▁in ▁the ▁county , ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁County ▁Commission ers ▁voted ▁on ▁August ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁to ▁appro ve ▁the ▁statue ▁installation . ▁H undred s ▁protest ed ▁the ▁transfer ▁of ▁the ▁statue ▁to ▁Lake ▁County ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 0 ▁and ▁citizens ▁groups ▁have ▁posted ▁an ▁online ▁pet ition ▁vo icing ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁S ons ▁of ▁Confeder ate ▁V eter ans ▁project . ▁At ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁South , ▁he ▁is ▁comm emor ated ▁by ▁the ▁Kir by - Smith ▁Memorial ▁on ▁University ▁Avenue , ▁by ▁Kir by - Smith ▁Point ▁on ▁University ▁Domain ▁lands . ▁The ▁Kir by - Smith ▁Chapter ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁D augh ters ▁of ▁the ▁Confeder acy ▁at ▁S ew ane e , ▁and ▁the ▁Kir by - Smith ▁Camp ▁ 1 2 0 9 , ▁S ons ▁of ▁Confeder ate ▁V eter ans ▁in ▁Jackson ville , ▁Florida , ▁were ▁named ▁for ▁him . ▁Kir by ▁Smith ▁Middle ▁School ▁in ▁Jackson ville ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁him . ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁the ▁ ▁liberty ▁ship ▁ ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁Pan ama ▁City , ▁Florida , ▁in ▁