United Daughters of the Confederacy

Dedicated on the 50th anniversary of the battle, the UDC was the third monument erected at Monocacy.

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Quick Facts

Location:

Frederick, Maryland

Significance:

Civil War Monument

Designation:

National Battlefield , National Register of Historic Places, and National Historic Landmark

Amenities

3 listed

Audio Description, Cellular Signal, Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits

On the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Monocacy, July 9, 1914, the United Daughters of the Confederacy gathered on the side of the Georgetown Pike to dedicate a monument to the Confederate soldiers who had fought and died there. They were joined by 500 invited guests and dignitaries. It was the third monument erected on the battlefield and the only one honoring Confederates.

The nearly 12-foot tall granite block would have dominated the landscape of farm fields. The bronze plaque on the front reads: 

This boulder overlooks the Monocacy Battlefield and is in memory of the Southern soldiers who fell in the battle fought July 9, 1884 which resulted in a Confederate victory. 

Erected July 9, 1914 by the Fitzhugh Lee chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy of Frederick, Maryland. 

In 2008, the National Park Service completed restoration work on the UDC Monument. In addition to cleaning the monument, the iron chain fence surrounding the monument was reestablished.