Confederate Soldier Monument in Caldwell
Confederate Soldier Monument in Caldwell | ||
MPS Civil War Monuments of Kentucky MPS | | |
| NRHP reference No. | 97000712 [1] | |
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| Significant dates | ||
| Added to NRHP | July 17, 1997 | |
| Designated CP | September 19, 1988 | |
The Confederate Soldier Monument in Caldwell County, Kentucky is a historic statue located on the Caldwell County Courthouse south lawn in the county seat of Princeton, Kentucky, United States. It was erected in 1912 by the Tom Johnson Chapter No. 886 of the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC).[2]
The entire 15-foot-tall (4.6 m) monument is made of
The monument was constructed by John Davis and Sons Marble and Granite Works of Princeton, Kentucky, at a cost of approximately US$10,000 (equivalent to $315,724 in 2023) raised privately by the Tom Johnson UDC chapter and surviving local Confederate veterans.[3]
The statue's inscription reads "C.S.A. In Memory of Confederate Soldiers and the Cause for Which They Fought 1861-1865. Erected by Tom Johnson Chapter UDC". A Confederate battle flag is engraved on the left side of the statue's base.
It was dedicated to a large crowd including surviving local Confederate veterans of Jim Pearce Camp No. 527, United Confederate Veterans, on November 12, 1912. Many businesses in Princeton closed for the ceremony.
On July 17, 1997, the Confederate Soldier Monument of Caldwell County was one of sixty-one different monuments related to the
The monument is still located outside the courthouse.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System – (#97000712)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ a b Princeton, Ky. Trailsrus.com, Accessed November 7, 2008
- ^ Granite Marble & Bronze. Vol. 20. Boston: A. M. Hunt & Co. July 3, 1912. Retrieved July 3, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ Joseph E. Brent (January 8, 1997). National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Submission: Civil War Monuments in Kentucky, 1865-1935 (pdf). National Park Service.
External links
Media related to Confederate Soldier Monument in Caldwell at Wikimedia Commons
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