Nicholasville in Jessamine County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Jessamine County Confederate Monument
Photographed by Tracy Marsteller, March 27, 2021
1. Jessamine County Confederate Monument
"Civil War Monuments in Kentucky, 1865-1935"
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South (front) face:
“Who they were few may know
What they were all know”
1861 1865
East face
the soldier's last tattoo
No more on life's parade shall meet
the brave and daring few”
North face:
their silent tents are spread
and glory guards with solemn round
the bivouac of the dead”
West face:
for brighter land
nor brighter land
had a cause so grand”
Erected 1896.
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 37° 52.836′ N, 84° 34.386′ W. Monument is in Nicholasville, Kentucky, in Jessamine County. It is at the intersection of North Main Street (Business U.S. 27) and West Maple Street, on the right when traveling south on North Main Street. Marker is on Jessamine County Courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 101 North Main Street, Nicholasville KY 40356, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial monument is in the Bluegrass Region and in Greater Lexington Area. 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 and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles
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Regarding Jessamine County Confederate Monument. After struggling for 16 years to raise money for a statue, supporters bought a discounted one with a Union soldier on top. The Yankee was "galvanized" — or switched sides — to become a Rebel.
Photographed by Tracy Marsteller, March 27, 2021
2. Jessamine County Confederate Monument
South (front) face
Photographed by Tracy Marsteller, March 27, 2021
3. Jessamine County Confederate Monument
East face
Photographed by Tracy Marsteller, March 27, 2021
4. Jessamine County Confederate Monument
North face
Photographed by Tracy Marsteller, March 27, 2021
5. Jessamine County Confederate Monument
West face
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