The statue of the Confederate States of America cavalry general Williams Carter Wickham by Edward Virginius Valentine was installed in Richmond, Virginia's Monroe Park in 1891, near Virginia Commonwealth University's main campus.

[2] The statue depicts Williams Carter Wickham wearing a Confederate uniform and holding a case for his field glasses in his proper right hand.

Binford partnered with sculptor Edward V. Valentine to create and erect a statue so as to "perpetuate the heroic life and gallant deeds of the late Gen. William C.

"[3] Erected in 1891,[2] the work was the gift of Williams' fellow soldiers and the employees of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.

[5] Public objections to the sculpture's presence in Monroe Park increased during the 2020 George Floyd protests.