Wednesday morning, it appeared someone spray-painted the face of the George Davis Monument on Market Street, according to WWAY.
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The statue was reportedly unveiled in 1911.
Hours earlier, a white flag was seen hanging from a Confederate statue on 3rd Street in downtown Tuesday evening.
Andrew Bopes told WWAY that he put it there because he didn't understand why the statue was still displayed.
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"It doesn't have too much of an effect on me except my empathy," said Bopes, who lives and works downtown. "There is no context as to why it's displayed. It's a participation trophy for someone on the wrong side of history. It needed some context and the white surrender flag gives it context. A war was fought here and this stuff happened, but the white flag gives it context."
Since the flag was first put up Tuesday afternoon, it has been removed a few times. Bopes told WWAY that he continues to put it back up when it's taken down.