Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Civil War memorial in Baltimore, United States.
The Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument is a granite memorial in Baltimore, Maryland, dedicated to soldiers and sailors who fought on the Confederate side during the American Civil War. It features a fallen soldier supported by a female figure, designed by sculptor F. Wellington Ruckstuhl.
The monument was commissioned in 1903 by the Maryland Daughters of the Confederacy, during a period when similar memorials were going up across the country. It was built decades after the war ended, as Southern organizations worked to shape public memory of the Confederacy.
The inscriptions on the monument use Latin phrases to honor the dead, following a tradition common in American memorials after the Civil War. This kind of formal language was seen at the time as a dignified way to mark a solemn occasion.
The monument stands in central Baltimore and is easy to reach on foot or by public transit. It is worth checking its current status before visiting, as the public reception of such memorials has shifted in recent years.
Although Maryland stayed in the Union during the Civil War, this monument honoring Confederate fighters was erected in the heart of the city, reflecting how divided loyalties were in the state at the time. In 2017, it was covered in red paint during protests, an event that drew national attention to the question of what to do with such memorials.
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