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.

A devoted Midlothian veteran is working tirelessly to save a crumbling Second World War monument "for future generations". Christian Garden, 52, served at least six tours in Northern Ireland, one in ...

The Edinburgh monument to Robert Smith isn't particularly prominent or well known. The city has a far more famous civil war memorial – a statue of Abraham Lincoln in Old Calton Burial Ground.

Confederate monuments have been at the heart of heated debates in the US about how the war should be remembered. This memorial was erected by Robert's brother. Robert was one of nine children. He left ...