Treue der Union Monument | |
 Treue der Union Monument | |
  Treue der Union Monument  Treue der Union Monument | |
| Location | High Street, between Third and Fourth Comfort, Texas |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 29°58′10″N 98°54′49″W / 29.96944°N 98.91361°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1866 |
| Part of | Comfort Historic District (ID79002989[1]) |
| NRHP reference No. | 78002966[1] |
| TSAL No. | 8200000407 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 29, 1978 |
| Designated CP | May 29, 1979 |
| Designated TSAL | January 1, 1996 |
The German-American Treue der Union Monument (Loyalty to the Union), is located in the Kendall County community of Comfort in the U.S. state of Texas. It was dedicated on August 10, 1866 to commemorate the German-Texans who died at the 1862 Nueces massacre. Thirty-four were killed, some executed after being taken prisoner, for refusing to sign loyalty oaths to the Confederacy. With the exception of those drowned in the Rio Grande, the remains of the murdered are buried at the site of the monument. This monument was the first authorized to fly the Star-Spangled Banner at half-mast in perpetuity. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]