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- A 'nostalgic' Confederate monument will be removed from Arlington National Cemetery.
- The sculptor's descendants have spoken out in favor of removing the statue to a museum.
- Dozens of Congressional Republicans objected to its removal and asked the Pentagon to intercede.
A Confederate monument in Arlington National Cemetary is going to be removed imminently despite the objections of a slew of Congressional Republicans.
The memorial will be removed and stored in a "secure" Department of Defense facility until it goes to its final destination, an ANC spokesperson said in a statement to Business Insider. That final destination has yet to be announced.