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The monument, built in 1924, is a simple 10-foot tall 4-sided limestone pillar. Its base is of poured concrete. The front bears the inscription "In Memory of the Colored Soldiers Franklin County, Kentucky Who Fought in the Civil War 1861-1865." [4] : 120 Inscribed around the column are the names of 142 black soldiers that hailed from central ...
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 ...
American Civil War. United States Colored Troops ( USCT) were Union Army regiments during the American Civil War that primarily comprised African Americans, with soldiers from other ethnic groups also serving in USCT units. Established in response to a demand for more units from Union Army commanders, USCT regiments, which numbered 175 in total ...
The Confederate Monument in Frankfort is placed within a circle of the graves of 68 Confederate soldiers in Frankfort Cemetery in Kentucky. [2] The statue depicts a life size Confederate soldier standing ready, carved from white Carrara marble and standing atop a granite pedestal on a limestone base. [1] A flagpole displays the first flag of ...
It is located in Green Hill Cemetery in Frankfort. It was commissioned by the KY Woman's Relief Corps No. 8, Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) in July 1924. It was placed on the National Register ...
July 12, 1974. The Frankfort Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located on East Main Street in Frankfort, Kentucky. The cemetery is the burial site of Daniel Boone, the famed frontiersman, and contains the graves of other famous Americans including seventeen Kentucky governors and a Vice President of the United States. [2]
Dimensions. 4.6 m (15 ft) Location. Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S. Owner. Commonwealth of Kentucky. The Statue of Jefferson Davis was unveiled in the Kentucky State Capitol Rotunda, in Frankfort, Kentucky on December 10, 1936. It depicts Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America. It was erected under the auspices of the United ...
Kentucky War Memorial. / 38.19361°N 84.86472°W / 38.19361; -84.86472. The Kentucky War Memorial is a memorial to Kentuckians who have died in all wars. On a high-point called the "State Mound" in Frankfort Cemetery in Frankfort, Kentucky, the memorial consists of a 65-foot-tall monument erected in 1850, nine low stone monuments built ...