Fort Myer in Arlington in Arlington County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Confederate Memorial
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, August 30, 2008
1. Confederate Memorial Marker, Panel 1
The quote is from Randolph Harrison McKim. The Bible verse around the base is from Isaiah 2:4.
Panel 1:
"Not for fame or reward, not for place or for rank; not lured by ambition or goaded by necessity; but in simple obedience to duty as they understood it; these men suffered all, sacrificed all, dared all, and died."
Panel 2:
To our dead heroes, by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Victrix causa diis placuit sed victa catoni.
Inscriptions around frieze and base
1861-1865.
"They shall beat their swords into ploughshares and their spears into pruning hooks."
[Seals of the 13 Confederate States, plus Maryland.]
M. Ezekiel, Sculptor; Rome, MCMXII.
Made by Aktien-Gesellschaft Gladensbeck Bronze Foundry, Berlin-Fredrichshagen-Germany.
Erected 1914 by United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the National Cemeteries, and the United Daughters of the Confederacy series lists.
Location. Memorial has been permanently removed. It was located near 38° 52.567′ N, 77° 4.639′ W. Memorial was in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. It was
this page online
We have been informed that this memorial is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.
Regionally, this memorial was in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Northern Virginia. It was also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: Buffalo Soldiers (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rough Riders (about 500 feet away); 92d Infantry Division (about 500 feet away); Montford Point Marines (about 500 feet away); 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion (about 600 feet away); Battle of the Bulge Monument (about 600 feet away); Memorial to US Airmen killed in Denmark (about 700 feet away); Spanish-American War Nurses Memorial (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Arlington.
Regarding Confederate Memorial. The line "Victrix causa deis placuit sed victa Catoni" from an epic Roman poem entitled "Pharasalia" can be translated as "the winning cause pleased the gods, but the losing cause pleased Cato". Cato (the Younger) in Roman times was known for his honesty. The meaning of the quote is that the side that lost ultimately was more right and just.
Also see . . .
1. Confederate Memorial at ANC
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, August 30, 2008
2. Confederate Memorial Marker, Panel 2
2. Sir Moses Jacob Ezekiel. (Submitted on September 27, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
3. The "Faithful Negro Servant" on the Memorial. Blogger/Historian Andy Hall details the background and context of the figure noted in photo 7. (Submitted on February 15, 2011, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Additional commentary.
1. Visitor Information- Monument And Memorials- Confederate Memorial
The history of Arlington National Cemetery is steeped in the Civil War, for is was this great national struggle that necessitated the establishment of this cemetery to bury its many dead. For many years following the war, the bitter feelings between North and South remained, and although hundreds of confederate soldiers were buried at Arlington, it was considered a Union cemetery. Family members of Confederate soldiers were denied permission to decorate their loved ones' graves and in extreme cases were even denied entrance to the cemetery.
In addition to Moses Ezekiel, three other Confederate soldiers are buried at the base of the monument. They are Lt. Harry C. Marmaduke who served in the Confederate Navy, Capt. John M. Hickey of the Second Missouri Infantry and Brig. Gen. Marcus J. Wright who commanded brigades
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, August 30, 2008
3. Confederate Memorial, ANC Section 16
Viewed from the east, with Moses Ezekiel's grave marker visible at its base.
— Submitted July 21, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, September 4, 2008
4. Confederate Memorial, viewed from the west
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, September 4, 2008
5. Confederate Memorial, close up of reliefs on east frieze
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, August 30, 2008
6. A Southern officer kissing his child.
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, August 30, 2008
7. A uniformed Black "body-servant" among the White Southern soldiers
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, December 11, 2017
8. Maryland
The Confederate States numbered 13 (if you count Missouri and Kentucky) but there are 14 state seals on this monument. Maryland never seceded but supplied men and money to the southern confederacy. The Maryland State Seal appears on the front (south) side of the monument behind the tip of Minerva's spear (visible in photo #5).
Scuto Bonae Voluntatis Tuae Coronasti Nos
Fatti Maschi Parole Femmine
Fatti Maschi Parole Femmine
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, December 6, 2017
9. The Fallen South
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, September 4, 2008
10. Sgt. Moses J. Ezekiel
The sculptor's grave marker, at the east side of the memorial's base. The marker reads:
Moses J. Ezekiel
Sergeant of Company C
Battalion of Cadets
of the
Virginia Military Institute
Sergeant of Company C
Battalion of Cadets
of the
Virginia Military Institute
Internet Archive
11. Moses Ezekiel
This photo of the sculptor, Moses Ezekiel, appeared in History of the Arlington Confederate Monument, by Hilary A. Herbert. 1914.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2011
12. Confederate Memorial Marker, 1st Lt. Henry H. Marmaduke, as mentioned
November 15 1925
CSA
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2011
13. Confederate Memorial Marker, Capt. John M. Hickey, as mentioned
6th MO INF
CSA
Oct 1 1927
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2011
14. Confederate Memorial Marker, Brig. Gen. Marcus J. Wright, as mentioned
Division
CSA,
Jan 5 1831
Dec 26 1922
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2011
15. Confederate Memorial Marker
Rome- MCMXII
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2011
16. Confederate Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on May 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 3,386 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on September 27, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 8, 9. submitted on December 13, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 10. submitted on September 27, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 11. submitted on December 13, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 12, 13, 14, 15, 16. submitted on July 21, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
