The Memorial to the Confederate Dead is a
Confederate memorial in
Missouri.
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 $23,000 ($ today) was raised, mostly from the
United Daughters of the Confederacy, the monument was installed in
Forest Park
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Examples Chile
* Forest Park, Santiago
China
*Gongqing Forest Park, Shanghai
* Mufushan National Fores ...
, the city's largest park. It was dedicated on December 4, 1914.
It was rededicated in 1964 on its 50th anniversary.
In 2015, St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay launched an effort to have the monument removed. He appointed a committee of business and civic interests, which later that year recommended its removal.
in June 2017, the monument was removed from Forest Park,
one of at least 36
Confederate memorials removed that year from locations around the country.
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.
See also
*
List of Confederate monuments and memorials
*
Removal of Confederate monuments and memorials
References
Confederate States of America monuments and memorials in Missouri
Outdoor sculptures in Missouri
Relocated buildings and structures in Missouri
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