List of Civil War Monuments of Kentucky MPS
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The List of Civil War Monuments of Kentucky MPS was selected for the National Register of Historic Places on July 17, 1997. Of the 62 monuments in the MPS (Multiple Property Submission), only seven (11%) were dedicated to Union forces, even through Kentucky produced more Union troops than Confederate troops by 3 to 1: 90,000 compared to 35,000. Confederate memorials before 1900 were a "memorialization of the Lost Cause" and those after 1900 were a "celebration of the Confederacy". The "Lost Cause" monuments were not much more than regular gravestone, with the first being the Confederate Monument in Cynthiana in 1869, with the later ones more elaborate. These monuments never endorsed slavery, but instead focused on state's rights. ^[1]

Contents 1 Eastern 2 Central 3 Louisville Metropolitan 4 Western 5 References

[edit] Eastern

Bath County, Kentucky

• Confederate Monument in Owingsville, Owingsville, Kentucky

Bourbon County, Kentucky

• Bourbon County Confederate Monument, Paris, Kentucky

Bracken County, Kentucky

• Confederate Monument in Augusta, Augusta, Kentucky

Fayette County, Kentucky

• John C. Breckinridge Memorial, Lexington, Kentucky: typical of other monuments of its era in its pose and formality
• Confederate Soldier Monument in Lexington, Lexington, Kentucky: its statue was created in Carrara, Italy.
• Ladies' Confederate Memorial, Lexington, Kentucky:Shaped like a cross made of logs, it represents grief for the loss of Confederacy, rather than the typical pride.
• John Hunt Morgan Memorial, Lexington, Kentucky: one of two Kentucky Civil War memorials depicting a horse and rider.^[2]

Harrison County, Kentucky

• Confederate Monument in Cynthiana, Cynthiana, Kentucky: Oldest Confederate memorial, encircled by 47 Confederate graves.^[3]

Kenton County, Kentucky

• GAR Monument in Covington, Covington, Kentucky: only monument in the state shaped like a sarcophagus
• Veteran's Monument in Covington, Covington, Kentucky: one of only two Kentucky memorials to both Union and Confederate soldiers, dedicated on Memorial Day 1933.^[4]

Lewis County, Kentucky

• Union Monument in Vanceburg, Vanceburg, Kentucky: perhaps the only Union monument purchased by public subscription south of the Mason-Dixon Line.^[5]

Mercer County, Kentucky

• Confederate Monument in Harrodsburg, Harrodsburg, Kentucky: Its figure is a likeness of Captain Gabe S. Alexander.
• Beriah Magoffin Monument, Harrodsburg, Kentucky: its Neoclassical style was more common a century before it was made.

Montgomery County, Kentucky

• Confederate Monument of Mt. Sterling, Mt. Sterling, Kentucky: features a Gothic trefoil arch.^[6]

Scott County, Kentucky

• Confederate Monument in Georgetown, Georgetown, Kentucky: an obelisk 20-feet tall, encircled by 18 Confederate graves.^[7]

[edit] Central

Anderson County, Kentucky

• Confederate Monument in Lawrenceburg, Lawrenceburg, Kentucky:

Barren County, Kentucky

• Confederate Monument in Glasgow, Glasgow, Kentucky:

Boyle County, Kentucky

• Confederate Monument in Danville Danville, Kentucky:
• Confederate Monument in Perryville, Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site, Perryville, Kentucky:
• Union Monument in Perryville, Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site, Perryville, Kentucky"
• Unknown Confederate Dead Monument in Perryville, Perryville, Kentucky vicinity:

Franklin County, Kentucky

• Colored Soldiers Monument in Frankfort, Frankfort, Kentucky:
• Confederate Monument in Frankfort, Frankfort, Kentucky:

Hart County, Kentucky

• Col. Robert A. Smith Monument, Munfordviile, Kentucky vicinity:
• Unknown Confederate Soldier Monument in Horse Cave, Horse Cave, Kentucky vicinity:

Jessamine County, Kentucky

• Confederate Memorial in Nicholasville, Nicholasville, Kentucky: the statue was bought on discount

Lincoln County, Kentucky

• Confederate Monument at Crab Orchard, Crab Orchard, Kentucky: for those who died at Battle of Wildcat Mountain

Marion County, Kentucky

• Capt. Andrew Offutt Monument, Lebanon, Kentucky:

Pulaski County, Kentucky

• Battle of Dutton's Hill Monument, Somerset, Kentucky:
• Confederate Mass Grave Monument in Somerset, Somerset, Kentucky:
• Gen. Felix K. Zollicoffer, Monument, Nancy, Kentucky vicinity:

Taylor County, Kentucky

• Battle of Tebb's Bend Monument, Campbellsville, Kentucky:

Woodford County, Kentucky

• Confederate Monument in Versailles, Versailles, Kentucky:
• Martyrs Monument in Midway, Midway, Kentucky: dedicated to victims of Order No. 59

[edit] Louisville Metropolitan

Henry County, Kentucky

• Confederate Soldiers Martyrs Monument in Eminence, Eminence, Kentucky:

Jefferson County, Kentucky

• Adolph Bloedner Monument, Louisville, Kentucky: The oldest Civil War monument in Kentucky.
• John B. Castleman Monument, Louisville, Kentucky:
• Confederate Martyrs Monument in Jeffersontown, Jeffersontown, Kentucky: dedicated to victims of Order No. 59
• Confederate Monument in Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky:
• Union Monument in Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky: honors unknown soldiers

Nelson County, Kentucky

• Confederate Monument of Bardstown, Bardstown, Kentucky:

Oldham County, Kentucky

• Confederate Memorial in Peewee Valley, Pewee Valley, Kentucky vicinity:

[edit] Western

Butler County, Kentucky

• Confederate--Union Veterans' Monument in Morgantown, Morgantown, Kentucky

Calloway County, Kentucky

• Confederate Monument in Murray, Murray, Kentucky

Christian County, Kentucky

• Confederate Memorial Fountain in Hopkinsville, Hopkinsville, Kentucky
• Latham Confederate Monument, Hopkinsville, Kentucky

Daviess County, Kentucky

• Confederate Monument in Owensboro, Owensboro, Kentucky
• Thompson and Powell Martyrs Monument, St. Joseph, Kentucky

Fulton County, Kentucky

• Confederate Memorial in Fulton, Fulton, Kentucky
• Confederate Memorial Gateway in Hickman, Hickman, Kentucky

Graves County, Kentucky

• Camp Beauregard Memorial in Water Valley, Water Valley, Kentucky
• Confederate Memorial Gates in Mayfield, Mayfield, Kentucky
• Confederate Memorial in Mayfield, Mayfield, Kentucky

Logan County, Kentucky

• Confederate Monument in Russellville, Russellville, Kentucky

McCracken County, Kentucky

• Confederate Monument in Paducah, Paducah, Kentucky
• Lloyd Tilghman Memorial, Paducah, Kentucky

Trigg County, Kentucky

• Confederate Monument of Cadiz, Cadiz, Kentucky

Union County, Kentucky

• Confederate Monument of Morganfield, Morganfield, Kentucky

Warren County, Kentucky

• Confederate Monument of Bowling Green, Fairview Cemetery, Bowling Green, Kentucky:
• William F. Perry Monument, Fairview Cemetery, Bowling Green, Kentucky:

[edit] References

• http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/listings/970725.htm
• http://www.trailsrus.com/civilwar/

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