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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 ...
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]
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Category:Civil War Monuments of Kentucky MPS. 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.
September 3, 1998. Camp Nelson National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in southern Jessamine County, Kentucky. It was originally a graveyard associated with the U.S. Army 's Camp Nelson, which was active during the U.S. Civil War and its aftermath. The camp was named for Major General William "Bull" Nelson, commander of ...