Memorial to the Confederate Dead (St. Louis)

The Memorial to the Confederate Dead is a Confederate memorial in Missouri.

Memorial to the Confederate Dead
One view of the Memorial to the Confederate Dead in Forest Park, June 2015
38.644317°N 90.279642°W / 38.644317; -90.279642
LocationSt. Louis, Missouri, United States

Around 1899, the Ladies’ Confederate Monument Association began raising funds to erect a monument in St. Louis to soldiers who had fought against the United States. After some $23,000 ($395,043 today[1]) was raised, mostly from the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the monument was installed in Forest Park, the city's largest park. It was dedicated on December 4, 1914.[2]

It was rededicated in 1964 on its 50th anniversary.[2]

In 2015, St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay launched an effort to have the monument removed.[3] He appointed a committee of business and civic interests, which later that year recommended its removal.[4]

in June 2017, the monument was removed from Forest Park,[5] one of at least 36 Confederate memorials removed that year from locations around the country.[6]

As of 2022, it awaits a new home outside St. Louis City and County limits, per an agreement between the city and Missouri Civil War Museum in Jefferson Barracks.[5]

See also

References
  1. 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  2. "Confederate Memorial". Forest Park Statues & Monuments. Forest Park Forever. 2017-06-29. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  3. "Art, Expression, History, Logistics | Mayor Slay: Standing up for St. Louis". 2017-11-24. Archived from the original on 2017-11-24. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  4. "Committee supports removing Confederate Monument from Forest Park | Political Fix | stltoday.com". 2017-06-16. Archived from the original on 2017-06-16. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  5. Serhan, Yasmeen (June 26, 2017). "St. Louis to Remove Its Confederate Monument". The Atlantic. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
  6. "A record number of Confederate monuments fell in 2020, but hundreds still stand. Here's where". Washington Post. Retrieved 2022-03-24.


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