Gloria Victis appeared first at an exhibition in Paris, and then at a studio in a New York City, where it was purchased by the
UDC as a Confederate monument for Salisbury. $9,000 was raised for the statue itself and $1,500 for the base. on May 10, 1909,
Confederate Memorial Day. The resolution was recorded after Boyden signed a document stating "that said site shall be used perpetually for said monument." In 1990, the DAC raised funds to restore the statue, which had to be taken to
Cincinnati. On August 18, 2018, the monument was covered in white paint, apparently in response to the distribution of
KKK flyers in black neighborhoods. Safety had been a concern in 1948, 1959 and 1964 as well. An online petition with over 7,000 signatures as of June 12 said the statue appears to support "white supremacy and memorializes a treasonous government whose founding principle was the perpetuation and expansion of slavery." Fame Preservation Group, on the other hand, claimed the statue represents those who fought "against a federal military force invading their land" and that "it’s been made part of Salisbury’s identity." The city council voted June 16 to move the statue because of a threat to public safety. On June 21, the UDC signed the agreement to have the statue moved to Old Lutheran Cemetery in the 500 block of North Lee Street, where 176 Confederate soldiers have had tombstones since 1996. This location was discussed with descendants of those who raised money for the statue. and transferred to its new location July 23, 2021. The Fame Preservation Group Inc.,
incorporated as a
nonprofit organization on November 29, 2021, received
501(c)(3) organization status in 2023. The society worked to educate people about Confederate history and about the Fame monument, and to take care of the Old Lutheran Cemetery. Group president Greg Lambeth said the group's name stands for "Faith, Ancestry, Monuments and Education". ==See also==