The Angel of the Confederacy

You often forget when you live in our country that just about 150 years ago our country was involved in a deep civil war. I think in many respects the North was immortalized and in many respects the South was forgotten by many.  I don't think that this is a function of their bravery, or their heroics in battle, but rather what their cause is so often associated with. I am not trying to get into a debate over the root cause of the Civil War I am simply attempting to get people to remember that just because the South was fighting for something you may or may not believe in, those boys did not have much of a choice when their country called. Living in Maryland we get an interesting perspective as we were a swing state in the Civil War, and live in the direct area of many famous battles. While down town there is a larger statue to commemorate the Union I did not know about this until it was literally right on top of me. But nestled in the art district of Baltimore I found this angel and I was even more surprised that this was a memorial that sought to immortalize the Confederacy. I guess I liked it even more because to me this screamed to not forget that in both sides of the bloodiest war in American history men fought and died and while you may not agree with their morals, you have to respect their resolve. I really like this statue.