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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Franklin County, Kentucky, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map. [1]
Colored Soldiers Monument in Frankfort: Colored soldiers: Green Hill Cemetery, Frankfort, KY: 1924 Victory Monument: Eighth Regiment of the Illinois National Guard: Douglas, Chicago, IL: Leonard Crunelle, John A. Nyden 1927 All Wars Memorial to Colored Soldiers and Sailors: Colored soldiers and sailors: Philadelphia, PA: J. Otto Schweizer: 1934
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 ...