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Confederate soldiers and sailors monument

Description

View of the Confederate soldiers and sailors monument located on Mount Royal Avenue at Mosher Street in the Bolton Hill neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland. The sculpture depicts Glory, an angel, holding up a dying Confederate soldier with her right hand while raising a wreath in her left hand. Originally installed in 1903, the statue was removed in 2017, along with all other Confederate monuments in the city after an unanimous vote for their removal by Baltimore City Council.

Creator

Date

circa 1925

Collection Number

1995.62

Dimensions

8 x 10 inches

Object ID

1995.62.033

Extent

1 print

Resource ID

8293

Notes

This collection is part of the larger Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, transferred to the Maryland Historical Society (now Maryland Center for History and Culture) in 1998.

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.