Delaware Confederate Monument
| Delaware Confederate Monument | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
 | |
| For Delawareans, both soldiers and civilians, who supported the Confederate war effort | |
| Established | 2007 |
| Location | 38°40′21″N 75°22′36″W / 38.672542°N 75.376659°W Grounds of the Georgetown Historical Society near |
The Delaware Confederate Monument is a private monument in Georgetown, Delaware built on the grounds of the Georgetown Historical Society, unveiled in 2007.[1][2][3] The granite monument features a Confederate battle flag and the names of more than 95 Delawareans, both soldiers and civilians, who supported the Confederate war effort, including former Delaware Governor William H. H. Ross.[4] This is the only Confederate monument in Delaware because it was a border state that never left the Union.[5]
History
[edit]The monument was erected in 2007 after the Sons of Confederate Veterans in Delaware, known as the Delaware Grays, and the United Daughters of the Confederacy commissioned it to commemorate Delawareans that supported the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War.[6][7] Additional names were often added to the memorial.[1][8] In the 2010s, calls were made for the Confederate flag to be removed from the memorial, including from the NAACP who demanded the museum's state funding be cut.[7] The Governor of Delaware, John Carney also supported removal stating "the Confederate flag belongs in a museum, not flying over one".[9] The Delaware Grays defended it as being there to honor Confederate veterans.[10]
In 2019, the Georgetown Historical Society lost state funding from the Delaware General Assembly on the grounds of the continued flying of the Confederate flag at the monument.[6] Georgetown Town Council in Sussex County, where the monument is located, voted to continue to fund the society and museum.[11] The monument is not illuminated.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "Confederate flag to stay over Delaware museum". Delaware Online. Retrieved May 5, 2026.
- ↑ Fishman, Margie (August 15, 2017). "Delaware leaders make no moves to oust Confederate monument". The News Journal. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
- ↑ Tavernise, Sabrina (August 30, 2017). "A Boom in Confederate Monuments, on Private Land". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
- ↑ Tavernise, Sabrina (August 30, 2017). "A Boom in Confederate Monuments, on Private Land". New York Times. Retrieved May 6, 2026.
- ↑ Hampson, Rick. "Confederate memorials turn up faster than they can be removed a year after Charlottesville". USA TODAY. Retrieved May 6, 2026.
- 1 2 "Delaware museum group loses taxpayer funding over Confederate monument". WHYY. Retrieved May 6, 2026.
- 1 2 3 "NAACP: Remove Georgetown's Confederate monument". Cape Gazette. August 17, 2017.
- ↑ "Delaware Grays add names to Confederate Monument". Cape Gazette. Retrieved May 6, 2026.
- ↑ Duvernay, Margie Fishman and Adam. "North-south battle lines persist in Delaware". The News Journal. Retrieved May 6, 2026.
- ↑ Potter, James Fisher and Taylor. "Confederate flag to stay over Delaware museum". The News Journal. Retrieved May 6, 2026.
- ↑ "Southern Delaware town funds museum flying Confederate flag". WHYY. Retrieved May 6, 2026.