Elizabethtown in Hardin County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Battle of Elizabethtown
December 27, 1862
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 10, 2021
1. Battle of Elizabethtown Marker
"...here was the place of battle. You who have never known the scour and pierce of battle may only remember moments by name, places by monuments, but I who was born by the battlefields cannot escape a sorrow that dwells, a valor that lingers. A hope that spoke on lips now still."
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 37° 41.609′ N, 85° 51.489′ W. Memorial is in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, in Hardin County. It is at the intersection of Public Square and West Dixie Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Public Square. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 35 Public Square, Elizabethtown KY 42701, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is 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 walking distance of this marker: The Cannonball (a few steps from this marker); 'Ordinary' Hospitality Here (a few steps from this marker); 23 Public Square (within shouting distance of this marker); Hardin County (within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks Lincoln (within shouting distance of this marker); 16 Public Square (within shouting distance of this marker); General Custer Here (within shouting distance of this marker);
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Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 10, 2021
2. Battle of Elizabethtown Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 14, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 602 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 14, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
