Frankfort in Franklin County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

"Kentucky Scouts" Frankfort Battalion

First Regiment Capital Guards

— Fort Hill Civil War Park —

Kentucky Scouts Frankfort Battalion Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 3, 2019

1. Kentucky Scouts Frankfort Battalion Marker

Inscription. In memory of the officers and men of the "Kentucky Scouts” Frankfort Battalion, First Regiment Capital Guards who helped defend the city of Frankfort from an attack by Confederate forces June 10-11, 1864

Erected 2005 by KY Sons of Veterans Reserve.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, US Civil.

Location. 38° 12.267′ N, 84° 52.2′ W. Memorial is in Frankfort, Kentucky, in Franklin County. It is on Clifton Avenue half a mile west of Cheek Street, on the left when traveling west. The marker is near the museum on the Fort Hill Civil War Park grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 400 Clifton Ave, Frankfort KY 40601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Kentucky’s Bluegrass Region.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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

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and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Kentucky's Civil War Governors (within shouting distance of this marker); Election Of 1860 And 1864 — Kentucky (within shouting distance of this marker); Kentucky: Union Or Confederate? (within shouting distance of this marker); General John Hunt Morgan's Cavalrymen (within shouting distance of this marker); Load! Ready! Fire! (within shouting distance of this marker); Remembering The Soldiers Of The War Of 1812 On Both Sides (approx. 0.2 miles away); Beneath The Soil In Front Of You (approx. 0.2 miles away); Here Lie The Remains of 250 Citizens Of Frankfort (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Frankfort.

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 3, 2019

2. Kentucky Scouts Frankfort Battalion Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 13, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 640 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 13, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.