Fame (Confederate monument)

Fame
Fame, Salisbury (location from 1909 to 2020)
LocationSalisbury, North Carolina, U.S.
Coordinates35°40′12.75″N 80°27′46.56″W / 35.6702083°N 80.4629333°W / 35.6702083; -80.4629333
TypeConfederate Monument
Completion date1891

Fame, also called Gloria Victis ("Glory to the Defeated" or "Glory to the Conquered"), is a Confederate monument in Salisbury, North Carolina. Cast in Brussels, in 1891, Fame is one of two nearly-identical sculptures by Frederick Ruckstull (the other being the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument, removed from public display in Baltimore in 2017). The monument was removed from public display in Salisbury on July 6, 2020.