The Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument by Frederick Ruckstull was unveiled in Baltimore, Maryland in 1903.
This sculpture depicts an allegorical angel figure representing Glory and a dying Confederate soldier. The dying soldier holds a battle flag, while the angel holds a laurel crown. Below the sculpture is inscribed in Latin “Gloria Victis,” or “Glory to the Vanquished.”
In 2015, the statue was vandalized following the Charleston church shooting. In August 2017, following the unrest in Charlottesville, VA as part of the Unite the Right rally, the statue was vandalized with red paint. The Baltimore City Council voted to remove all Confederate monuments on August 14, 2017.
