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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.
American Civil War military monuments and memorials in Kentucky — the MPS (multiple properties submission) accepted group of monuments and memorials on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky
Only the Confederate Monument in Cynthiana in Cynthiana, Kentucky has been at the same place longer, with the 32nd Indiana Monument the only other monument in Kentucky older than the two. [2] [3] [4] In June 2007 the monument was again dedicated in a ceremony that included then Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher, the U.S. Army, Shriners, and a ...
Bidding opens at 9 a.m. Tuesday for a two-day auction of items, including personal effects of Gen. William T. Sherman and African American relics.
Camp Nelson National Monument, formerly the Camp Nelson Civil War Heritage Park, is a 525-acre (2.12 km 2) national monument, historical museum and park located in southern Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States, 20 miles (32 km) south of Lexington, Kentucky. The American Civil War era camp was established in 1863 as a depot for the Union ...
Union (American Civil War) monuments and memorials in Kentucky (9 P) Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from Kentucky (16 P) Units and formations of the Union army from Kentucky (75 P)
Columbus-Belmont State Park, on the shores of the Mississippi River in Hickman County, near Columbus, Kentucky, is the site of a Confederate fortification built during the American Civil War. The site was considered by both North and South to be strategically significant in gaining and keeping control of the Mississippi River .
The main attraction other than the two earthwork forts, is a tremendous a view of the city and the Kentucky River Valley. The 124-acre (0.50 km 2) heavily forested Leslie Morris Park at Fort Hill preserves the remains of the two Civil War earthwork forts. In the early 2000s, the park was heavily used for Civil War reenactments. In 2001, an ...