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Thompson and Powell Martyrs Monument

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300: 312: 532: 243:...They are gone, and their murder is another crime added to the damnable catalogue of the despotism that rules you. We are Confederate soldiers. We fight for the liberty our sires bequeathed us. We have not made, nor will we make war upon citizens and women. Let not your people be excited by any further apprehension that we will disturb the peace of your community by the arrest of Union men, or of any interference with them unless they place themselves in the attitude of combatants. Such conduct would be cowardly, and we scorn it. 62: 48: 87: 94: 69: 207:, known as Order No. 59. This called for the execution of four Confederate prisoners for every unarmed Union civilian killed by the Confederates. The two men honored on the monument were Charles W. Thompson (aged 18) and Pierman Powell (aged 25), who were executed in retaliation for the fatal wounding of a prominent resident of 248:
Like most monuments dedicated in the memory of the Confederacy, the letters CSA are at the bottom of the monument. Due to the placement of the lettering on the monument it is possible to misconstrue that Burbridge was a Confederate general, not a Union one. Burbridge spent years trying unsuccessfully
227:(unofficially called the 13th Cavalry) tried to rescue the two men on July 21, using a bluff to draw away Union forces. However, the defenders held on until Union gunboats arrived, forcing Sypert to withdraw. The two Confederate prisoners were killed by 876: 866: 468: 134: 311: 461: 827: 641: 591: 454: 281: 211:, James E. Rankin. They were originally held in Daviess County, but were taken to Henderson by Federal troops to be killed. The two men were executed on July 22, 1864. 477: 766: 86: 646: 631: 277: 531: 61: 871: 861: 721: 656: 238:
Fearing retaliation, many of the Union-sympathizing citizens of Henderson fled the city, even though Sypert sent a proclamation to the city, stating:
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in Henderson, immediately after which the Union gunboats left the city, along with all the Union soldiers in the city.
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On July 17, 1997, the Thompson and Powell Martyrs Monument was one of sixty-one different monuments related to the
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is the only other monument on the list in Daviess County. Other monuments to victims of Burbridge so honored are
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to have those letters removed, as it angered him to have those letters after his name.
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St. Alphonsus Catholic Church; the monument is in front of the church in this picture
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The memorial honors two Confederate soldiers who were killed in accordance with the
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Confederate States of America monuments and memorials in Kentucky
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National Register of Historic Places in Daviess County, Kentucky
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Thompson and Powell Martyrs Monument is located in Kentucky
Thompson and Powell Martyrs Monument is located in the United States
St. Joseph, Kentucky
MPS
Civil War Monuments of Kentucky
97000707
Confederate
Saint Joseph, Kentucky
National Register of Historic Places
Daviess County, Kentucky
Owensboro, Kentucky
standing order
Union
Stephen G. Burbridge
Henderson, Kentucky
Lee A. Sypert
16th Kentucky Cavalry
firing squad
Ohio River
Civil War in Kentucky
National Register of Historic Places
Civil War Monuments of Kentucky
Multiple Property Submission
Confederate Monument in Owensboro
Confederate Martyrs Monument in Jeffersontown
Confederate Soldiers Martyrs Monument in Eminence
Martyrs Monument in Midway
Back of monument

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