Jeffersontown in Jefferson County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Confederate Soldiers Monument
Photographed By Bradley Owen, October 11, 2019
1. Confederate Soldiers Monument
Wilson P. Lilly.
Rev. Sherwood Hatley.
Confederate soldiers
October 25, 1864.
Robbed of the glory of death on the field of battle by Stephen C. Burbridge who ordered them shot without cause or trial
Erected to the memory of the four martyrs by the Albert Sydney Johnston Chapter U.D.C. of Louisville, Ky. June 11, 1904.
Martyrs
Erected 1904 by Albert Sydney Johnston Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy.
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil.
Location. 38° 11.457′ N, 85° 34.182′ W. Marker is in Jeffersontown, Kentucky, in Jefferson County. Memorial is at the intersection of Watterson Trail and Ruckriegel Parkway, on the right when traveling north on Watterson Trail. The memorial is located on the west side of Jeffersontown City Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3702 Billtown Road, Louisville KY 40299, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Leatherman House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Conrad-Seaton House / Valentine Conrad Pottery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Saint Edward Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Trainer and Jockey
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More about this monument. The monument was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 17, 1997.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 14, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 2, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 218 times since then and 26 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on February 2, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
