Near Hardinsburg in Breckinridge County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Joseph Holt

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 14, 2020

1. Joseph Holt Marker

Inscription. This is birthplace and grave of Joseph Holt, 1807-96. He served as Commissioner of Patents, Postmaster General, and Sec. of War in Pres. Buchanan's Administration. 1857-61. Lincoln named him Judge Advocate General of the Union army in 1862. Holt prosecuted conspirators in the assassination of Lincoln, 1865. He retired as Judge Advocate in 1875.

Erected 2000 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways; Presented by Citizens of Breckinridge County. (Marker Number 552.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Government & Politics • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #15 James Buchanan, the Former U.S. Presidents: #16 Abraham Lincoln, and the Kentucky Historical Society series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1807.

Location. 37° 54.76′ N, 86° 34.617′ W. Marker is near Hardinsburg, Kentucky, in Breckinridge County. It is on State Road 144, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6205 KY-144, Hardinsburg KY 40143, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Western Coal Field.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Joseph Holt, Father of the Judge Advocates (a few steps from this marker); Joseph Holt and Abraham Lincoln

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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Rome Courthouse (approx. 3 miles away in Indiana); Hines Raid 1863 (approx. 4.9 miles away in Indiana); a different marker also named Joseph Holt (approx. 5 miles away); Cloverport History 1873-1929 (approx. 6 miles away); Cloverport History 1901-1922 (approx. 6 miles away); Cloverport History - Late 1900's to Present (approx. 6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hardinsburg.

Also see . . .
1. Joseph Holt. From Kentucky Historical Society's Explore KY History project. (Submitted on November 17, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. Joseph Holt (Wikipedia). (Submitted on November 17, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 14, 2020

2. Joseph Holt Marker

Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, circa 1863

3. Joseph Holt

Joseph Holt House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 14, 2020

4. Joseph Holt House

Joseph Holt Grave image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 14, 2020

5. Joseph Holt Grave

The Holt cemetery is about 225 feet east of the house.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 17, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 408 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 17, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.