List of American Civil War monuments in Kentucky

This is a list of American Civil War monuments in Kentucky — Union, Confederate or both. The earliest Confederate memorials were, in general, simple memorials. The earliest such monument was the Confederate Monument in Cynthiana erected in 1869. Later monuments were more elaborate. In the late 19th century, Confederate monuments increasingly were focused on a "memorialization of the Lost Cause" and a "celebration of the Confederacy".[1]

In 1997, 61 properties were added to the National Register of Historic Places as a result of a Multiple Property Submission (MPS). Two prominent monuments were not included in that MPS because they were already listed on the National Register. Although Kentucky produced more Union troops than Confederate troops (125,000 compared to 35,000),[2] most of the monuments included in the MPS were dedicated to Confederate forces.[1]

List of American Civil War monuments in Kentucky

County Monument name Image Year built City or Town Coordinates Summary
1 Anderson Confederate Monument in Lawrenceburg 1894 Lawrenceburg 38°02′08″N 84°53′44″W / 38.035493°N 84.895527°W / 38.035493; -84.895527 Located on Lawrenceburg's Courthouse lawn[3]
2 Barren Confederate Monument in Glasgow 1905 Glasgow Located on Glasgow's Courthouse lawn[4]
3 Bath Confederate Monument in Owingsville 1907 Owingsville Located in Owingsville Cemetery.[5]
4 Bourbon Bourbon County Confederate Monument 1887 Paris 38°12′9″N 84°15′55″W / 38.20250°N 84.26528°W / 38.20250; -84.26528 Only Monument on the list shaped like a chimney.[6]
5 Boyle Confederate Monument in Danville 1910 Danville 37°38′44″N 84°46′42″W / 37.64556°N 84.77833°W / 37.64556; -84.77833 Located at the corner of Main and College Streets.[7]
6 Boyle Confederate Monument in Perryville 1902 Perryville By the park office of Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site[8]
7 Boyle Union Monument in Perryville 1928 Perryville By the park office of Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site[9]
8 Boyle Unknown Confederate Dead Monument in Perryville 1928 Perryville Located in Goodknight Cemetery, a private family cemetery.[10]
9 Bracken Confederate Monument in Augusta 1903 Augusta 38°46′09.4″N 84°00′42.8″W / 38.769278°N 84.011889°W / 38.769278; -84.011889 Gravesite of eight Confederates who died during a raid in the town[11]
10 Butler Confederate-Union Veterans' Monument in Morgantown 1907 Morgantown One of two built in Kentucky dedicated in memory of both sides.[12]
11 Caldwell Confederate Soldier Monument in Caldwell 1912 Princeton Located on the county courthouse lawn[13]
12 Calloway Confederate Monument in Murray 1917 Murray One of four fountain monuments in Kentucky[14]
13 Christian Confederate Memorial Fountain in Hopkinsville 1911 Hopkinsville One of four fountain monuments in Kentucky[15]
14 Christian Latham Confederate Monument 1887 Hopkinsville In Riverside Cemetery[16]
15 Daviess Confederate Monument in Owensboro 1900 Owensboro Sculpted by the noted George Julian Zolnay[17]
16 Daviess Thompson and Powell Martyrs Monument 1864 St. Joseph In cemetery[18]
17 Fayette Confederate Soldier Monument in Lexington 1893 Lexington
18 Fayette John C. Breckinridge Memorial 1887 Lexington Relocated from historic courthouse lawn to Lexington Cemetery October 2017
19 Fayette John Hunt Morgan Memorial 1911 Lexington Dedicated to the hometown Confederate. Relocated to Lexington Cemetery in October 2017
20 Fayette Ladies' Confederate Memorial 1874 Lexington
21 Franklin Colored Soldiers Monument in Frankfort 1924 Frankfort
22 Franklin Confederate Monument in Frankfort 1892 Frankfort
23 Fulton Confederate Memorial in Fulton 1902 Fulton
24 Fulton Confederate Memorial Gateway in Hickman 1913 Hickman Westernmost monument on the list
25 Graves Camp Beauregard Memorial in Water Valley 1909 Water Valley Site of a training camp where many Confederate died from disease.
26 Graves Confederate Memorial Gates in Mayfield 1924 Mayfield
27 Graves Confederate Memorial in Mayfield 1920 Mayfield One of four fountain monuments in Kentucky
28 Harrison Confederate Monument in Cynthiana 1869 Cynthiana 38°23′09.80″N 84°16′50.00″W / 38.3860556°N 84.2805556°W / 38.3860556; -84.2805556 The first Kentucky monument to the Confederate States of America, and the second one anywhere
29 Hart Colonel Robert A. Smith Monument
1884 Munfordville Largest confederate monument on private land.
30 Hart Unknown Confederate Soldier Monument in Horse Cave 1934 Horse Cave Only monument on the list composed of geodes
31 Henry Confederate Soldiers Martyrs Monument in Eminence 1870 Eminence
32 Jefferson Adolph Bloedner Monument 1862 Louisville Oldest monument in Kentucky
33 Jefferson Confederate Martyrs Monument in Jeffersontown 1904 Jeffersontown 38°11′31″N 85°34′06″W / 38.19194°N 85.56833°W / 38.19194; -85.56833
35 Jefferson John B. Castleman Monument 1913 Louisville
36 Jefferson Union Monument in Louisville 1914 Louisville
37 Jessamine Confederate Memorial in Nicholasville 1896 Nicholasville
38 Kenton GAR Monument in Covington 1929 Covington Northernmost monument on the list
39 Kenton Veteran's Monument in Covington 1933 Covington One of only two monuments in Kentucky meant to honor both sides
40 Lewis Union Monument in Vanceburg 1884 Vanceburg Limestone monument erected by the citizens of the county as a memorial to the men of the county who were killed in action while fighting for the Union. This is the easternmost monument on the list and the first one to be erected in a public place.
41 Lincoln Confederate Monument at Crab Orchard 1872 Crab Orchard
42 Logan Confederate Monument in Russellville 1910 Russellville Near where the Confederate government of Kentucky was established
43 Marion Captain Andrew Offutt Monument 1921 Lebanon Second strongest sentiment to the Union of all the Kentucky monuments
44 McCracken Confederate Monument in Paducah 1907 Paducah
45 McCracken Lloyd Tilghman Memorial 1909 Paducah
34 Meade Confederate Monument in Louisville 1895 Brandenburg Originally located by the University of Louisville;[19] relocated in 2017 to Brandenburg.[20]
46 Mercer Beriah Magoffin Monument 1900 Harrodsburg At the gravesite of Beriah Magoffin, who was Kentucky's governor when war was declared.
47 Mercer Confederate Monument in Harrodsburg 1902 Harrodsburg
48 Montgomery Confederate Monument of Mt. Sterling 1880 Mt. Sterling
49 Nelson Confederate Monument of Bardstown 1903 Bardstown 37°49′27.76″N 85°27′41.61″W / 37.8243778°N 85.4615583°W / 37.8243778; -85.4615583
50 Oldham Confederate Memorial in Pewee Valley 1904 Pewee Valley Within the Pewee Valley Confederate Cemetery
51 Pulaski Battle of Dutton's Hill Monument 1875 Somerset 37°07.048′N 84°35.838′W / 37.117467°N 84.597300°W / 37.117467; -84.597300
52 Pulaski Confederate Mass Grave Monument in Somerset 1910 Somerset
53 Pulaski General Felix K. Zollicoffer Monument 1910 Nancy
54 Scott Confederate Monument in Georgetown 1888 Georgetown
55 Taylor Battle of Tebb's Bend Monument 1872 Campbellsville
56 Trigg Confederate Monument 1913 Cadiz One of four fountain monuments in Kentucky
57 Union Confederate Monument of Morganfield 1870 Morganfield Isolated from most of cemetery.
58 Warren Confederate Monument of Bowling Green 1876 Bowling Green
59 Warren William F. Perry Monument 1901 Bowling Green
60 Woodford Confederate Monument in Versailles 1877 Versailles
61 Woodford Martyrs Monument in Midway 1890 Midway

References

  1. ^ a b 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
  2. ^ Quisenberry, A. C. ""KENTUCKY UNION TROOPS IN THE CIVIL WAR." Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society, vol. 18, no. 54, 1920, pp. 13–18. JSTOR, JSTOR".
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  4. ^ "National Register Information System – (#97000717)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
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  8. ^ "National Register Information System – (#97000722)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
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