Knowledge (XXG)

Confederate Monument in Georgetown

Source 📝

229: 398: 65: 90: 51: 97: 72: 206:, was responsible for the attainment of the funds necessary to erect the monument. They had eighteen fallen Confederates, from graves around the county, reinterred around the monument, in a manner similar to other such monuments in Kentucky. Two of these were victims of 747: 732: 334: 742: 327: 693: 507: 457: 320: 343: 214:
civilian was killed. The dedication was presided by Dr. John A. Lewis, with a parade preceding the dedication containing thousands from around the state of Kentucky.
632: 89: 512: 497: 397: 727: 64: 587: 196: 522: 228: 762: 437: 757: 582: 492: 737: 552: 432: 362: 597: 592: 422: 647: 642: 572: 517: 442: 258: 192: 169: 37: 652: 622: 607: 567: 487: 462: 708: 683: 662: 627: 542: 637: 602: 467: 447: 417: 657: 577: 557: 452: 612: 532: 482: 412: 472: 367: 291: 527: 202:
The dedication of the monument took place in June 1888. The Ladies Monument Association, in association with the women of
382: 372: 132: 502: 387: 562: 547: 537: 427: 357: 752: 688: 667: 617: 217:
Scott County had provided 1,000 troops for the Confederacy, while only providing 118 men to the Union Army.
191:
upon the obelisk include crossed cannons, crossed muskets, a drum, an azid, and flags. It was placed on the
184: 203: 377: 263: 50: 207: 173: 117: 312: 210:'s Order 59, which called for the killing of four Confederate prisoners of war whenever one 279: 148: 721: 295: 211: 180: 177: 183:
that is twenty feet tall, surrounded by the graves of eighteen former
188: 748:
Confederate States of America monuments and memorials in Kentucky
253: 316: 733:
National Register of Historic Places in Scott County, Kentucky
197:
Civil War Monuments of Kentucky Multiple Property Submission
96: 71: 275: 273: 676: 405: 350: 154: 141: 131: 123: 113: 743:Buildings and structures in Georgetown, Kentucky 344:List of American Civil War monuments in Kentucky 328: 8: 335: 321: 313: 49: 292:"City of Georgetown, Kentucky - Cemetery" 38:U.S. National Register of Historic Places 245: 224: 254:"National Register Information System" 21: 7: 259:National Register of Historic Places 193:National Register of Historic Places 16:Monument in Georgetown, Kentucky, US 728:Civil War Monuments of Kentucky MPS 137:Civil War Monuments of Kentucky MPS 709:Kentucky in the American Civil War 166:Confederate Monument in Georgetown 30:Confederate Monument in Georgetown 14: 195:on July 17, 1997, as part of the 396: 227: 95: 88: 70: 63: 763:1888 establishments in Kentucky 758:Granite sculptures in Kentucky 143: 1: 738:Obelisks in the United States 104:Show map of the United States 19:United States historic place 779: 234:Closeup of the flag relief 702: 394: 142:NRHP reference  57: 48: 44: 35: 28: 24: 528:Lexington (Breckinridge) 498:Hopkinsville (Fountain) 689:Harrodsburg (Magoffin) 548:Louisville (Castleman) 204:Scott County, Kentucky 187:soldiers. The various 176:. It is an unpolished 503:Hopkinsville (Latham) 428:Bowling Green (Perry) 378:Louisville (Bloedner) 280:Civil War in Kentucky 264:National Park Service 648:St. Joseph (T&P) 633:Perryville (Unknown) 578:Munfordville (Smith) 208:Stephen G. Burbridge 174:Georgetown, Kentucky 118:Georgetown, Kentucky 79:Show map of Kentucky 593:Nancy (Zollicoffer) 558:Mayfield (Fountain) 266:. January 23, 2007. 170:Georgetown Cemetery 618:Paducah (Tilghman) 588:Nancy (Mass Grave) 538:Lexington (Morgan) 533:Lexington (Ladies) 715: 714: 162: 161: 770: 553:Mayfield (Gates) 400: 368:Lebanon (Offutt) 337: 330: 323: 314: 307: 306: 304: 303: 294:. Archived from 288: 282: 277: 268: 267: 250: 231: 145: 105: 99: 98: 92: 80: 74: 73: 67: 53: 22: 778: 777: 773: 772: 771: 769: 768: 767: 753:1888 sculptures 718: 717: 716: 711: 698: 672: 401: 392: 346: 341: 311: 310: 301: 299: 290: 289: 285: 278: 271: 252: 251: 247: 242: 235: 232: 223: 109: 108: 107: 106: 103: 102: 101: 100: 83: 82: 81: 78: 77: 76: 75: 40: 31: 20: 17: 12: 11: 5: 776: 774: 766: 765: 760: 755: 750: 745: 740: 735: 730: 720: 719: 713: 712: 703: 700: 699: 697: 696: 691: 686: 680: 678: 674: 673: 671: 670: 665: 660: 655: 650: 645: 640: 635: 630: 625: 620: 615: 610: 605: 600: 595: 590: 585: 580: 575: 570: 565: 560: 555: 550: 545: 540: 535: 530: 525: 520: 515: 510: 505: 500: 495: 490: 485: 480: 475: 470: 465: 460: 455: 450: 445: 440: 435: 430: 425: 420: 415: 409: 407: 403: 402: 395: 393: 391: 390: 385: 380: 375: 370: 365: 360: 354: 352: 348: 347: 342: 340: 339: 332: 325: 317: 309: 308: 283: 269: 244: 243: 241: 238: 237: 236: 233: 226: 222: 219: 168:is within the 160: 159: 156: 152: 151: 146: 139: 138: 135: 129: 128: 125: 121: 120: 115: 111: 110: 94: 93: 87: 86: 85: 84: 69: 68: 62: 61: 60: 59: 58: 55: 54: 46: 45: 42: 41: 36: 33: 32: 29: 26: 25: 18: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 775: 764: 761: 759: 756: 754: 751: 749: 746: 744: 741: 739: 736: 734: 731: 729: 726: 725: 723: 710: 706: 701: 695: 692: 690: 687: 685: 682: 681: 679: 675: 669: 666: 664: 661: 659: 656: 654: 651: 649: 646: 644: 641: 639: 636: 634: 631: 629: 626: 624: 621: 619: 616: 614: 611: 609: 606: 604: 601: 599: 598:Nicholasville 596: 594: 591: 589: 586: 584: 581: 579: 576: 574: 571: 569: 566: 564: 561: 559: 556: 554: 551: 549: 546: 544: 541: 539: 536: 534: 531: 529: 526: 524: 521: 519: 516: 514: 513:Jeffersontown 511: 509: 506: 504: 501: 499: 496: 494: 491: 489: 486: 484: 481: 479: 476: 474: 471: 469: 466: 464: 461: 459: 456: 454: 451: 449: 446: 444: 441: 439: 436: 434: 431: 429: 426: 424: 423:Bowling Green 421: 419: 416: 414: 411: 410: 408: 404: 399: 389: 386: 384: 381: 379: 376: 374: 371: 369: 366: 364: 361: 359: 356: 355: 353: 349: 345: 338: 333: 331: 326: 324: 319: 318: 315: 298:on 2008-05-12 297: 293: 287: 284: 281: 276: 274: 270: 265: 261: 260: 255: 249: 246: 239: 230: 225: 220: 218: 215: 213: 209: 205: 200: 198: 194: 190: 186: 182: 179: 175: 171: 167: 158:July 17, 1997 157: 155:Added to NRHP 153: 150: 147: 140: 136: 134: 130: 126: 122: 119: 116: 112: 91: 66: 56: 52: 47: 43: 39: 34: 27: 23: 704: 668:Water Valley 643:Russellville 638:Pewee Valley 573:Mt. Sterling 518:Lawrenceburg 477: 443:Crab Orchard 300:. Retrieved 296:the original 286: 257: 248: 216: 201: 165: 163: 608:Owingsville 568:Morganfield 488:Harrodsburg 406:Confederate 185:Confederate 722:Categories 694:Morgantown 663:Versailles 658:Tebbs Bend 628:Perryville 543:Louisville 508:Horse Cave 478:Georgetown 383:Perryville 373:Louisville 302:2008-02-11 240:References 684:Covington 603:Owensboro 523:Lexington 468:Frankfort 448:Cynthiana 418:Bardstown 388:Vanceburg 363:Frankfort 358:Covington 705:See also 653:Somerset 463:Fairview 458:Eminence 453:Danville 438:Caldwell 149:97000669 114:Location 613:Paducah 493:Hickman 483:Glasgow 413:Augusta 221:Gallery 189:reliefs 181:obelisk 178:granite 583:Murray 563:Midway 473:Fulton 623:Paris 433:Cadiz 351:Union 212:Union 124:Built 677:Both 164:The 127:1888 172:of 144:No. 133:MPS 724:: 707:: 272:^ 262:. 256:. 199:. 336:e 329:t 322:v 305:.

Index

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Confederate Monument in Georgetown is located in Kentucky
Confederate Monument in Georgetown is located in the United States
Georgetown, Kentucky
MPS
97000669
Georgetown Cemetery
Georgetown, Kentucky
granite
obelisk
Confederate
reliefs
National Register of Historic Places
Civil War Monuments of Kentucky Multiple Property Submission
Scott County, Kentucky
Stephen G. Burbridge
Union
Closeup of the flag relief
"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service


Civil War in Kentucky
"City of Georgetown, Kentucky - Cemetery"
the original
v
t
e

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.