Confederate Soldier Monument in Caldwell

Confederate Soldier Monument in Caldwell
Confederate Soldier Monument in Caldwell is located in Kentucky
Confederate Soldier Monument in Caldwell
Confederate Soldier Monument in Caldwell is located in the United States
Confederate Soldier Monument in Caldwell
LocationCourthouse lawn., Princeton, Kentucky
Built1912
Part ofPrinceton Downtown Commercial District (ID88001017)
MPSCivil War Monuments of Kentucky MPS
NRHP reference No.97000712 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 17, 1997
Designated CPSeptember 19, 1988

The Confederate Soldier Monument in Caldwell County, Kentucky is a historic statue located on the Caldwell County Courthouse south lawn in the county seat of Princeton, Kentucky, United States. It was erected in 1912 by the Tom Johnson Chapter No. 886 of the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC).[2]

The entire 15-foot-tall (4.6 m) monument is made of granite; mostly gray granite, but with some white granite. The southward-facing statue has been said to be "defiant", with its back to the North, its defiant gaze, and its proud mustache.[2]

The monument was constructed by John Davis and Sons Marble and Granite Works of Princeton, Kentucky, at a cost of approximately US$10,000 (equivalent to $315,724 in 2023) raised privately by the Tom Johnson UDC chapter and surviving local Confederate veterans.[3]

The statue's inscription reads "C.S.A. In Memory of Confederate Soldiers and the Cause for Which They Fought 1861-1865. Erected by Tom Johnson Chapter UDC". A Confederate battle flag is engraved on the left side of the statue's base.

It was dedicated to a large crowd including surviving local Confederate veterans of Jim Pearce Camp No. 527, United Confederate Veterans, on November 12, 1912. Many businesses in Princeton closed for the ceremony.

On July 17, 1997, the Confederate Soldier Monument of Caldwell County was one of sixty-one different monuments related to the Civil War in Kentucky placed on the National Register of Historic Places, as part of the Civil War Monuments of Kentucky Multiple Property Submission.[4]

The monument is still located outside the courthouse.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System – (#97000712)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ a b Princeton, Ky. Trailsrus.com, Accessed November 7, 2008
  3. ^ Granite Marble & Bronze. Vol. 20. Boston: A. M. Hunt & Co. July 3, 1912. Retrieved July 3, 2020 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Joseph E. Brent (January 8, 1997). National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Submission: Civil War Monuments in Kentucky, 1865-1935 (pdf). National Park Service.


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