Vanceburg in Lewis County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Union Memorial

Photographed By J. J. Prats, August 23, 2021

1. Union Memorial, Vanceburg Kentucky

Limestone, 30 feet tall. Sculptor unknown.

Inscription.

Union Memorial. . , Erected A.D. 1884, by the Citizens of Lewis County Kentucky to commemorate the bravery and patriotism of our soldiers who lost their lives in the War for the Preservation of National Unity. 1861–1865. , One Country and One Flag . THE WAR FOR THE UNION WAS RIGHT. EVERLASTINGLY RIGHT: AND THE WAR AGAINST THE UNION WAS WRONG. FOREVER WRONG. , Resaca . Vicksburg . Atlanta . Chicamauga . Mission Ridge . Stone River , On fame’s eternal camping ground . Their silent tents are spread . And glory guards with solemn round . The bivouac of the dead. ... Nor shall your glory be forgot . While fame her record keeps. . Or honor points the hallowed spot . Where valor proudly sleeps. , Company K, 28th Kentucky Infantry. Major Thomas H. Hamrick . Captain E. P. Mavity . D. O. Swearingen . Ambrose Shain . S. T. Rugless . Hiram Hamlin . John Ferin . E. V. McGinnis . William Parker . William Ruby . G. S. Ginn . J. T. Busby . B. Jones . W. R. Gully , Company E, 22nd Kentucky Infantry. W. G. Stewart . Simon Clark . E. G. Taber . S. L. Winter . Robert Pettet . R. A. P. Riggs . S. M. Bruce . Jabez Truett , Company I, 40th Kentucky Mounted Infantry. R. S. Davenport . A. B. Burriss , Company I, 4th Kentucky Infantry. J. Maffeth . t. J. Bevard . J. W. Blount . J. S. Carter . J. W. Dunning . G. W. Ford . N. P. Bennett . T. H. Falkner . J. P. Fetters . H. G. Huffman G. H. Himes . J. R. Himes . G. H. Himes . J. R. Himes . W. P. Himes . G. H. Himes . W. D. Himes . W. H. Himes . J. Hiltibrand . G. P. Huges . J. O. Hollenger . H. G. Boyd . C. A. Thompson . J. Witty . C Kellum . A. Kellum . R. Penrod . W. W. Fry . H. G. Logan . C. T. Nash . R. Hise . W. Gill . G. W. Middleton . J. L. Redman . E. Sprinkle . H. W. Witty . F. A. Renchen . T. B. Thoroughman . R. W. Thoroughman . G. Thoroughman . E. Kelly . T. Boggs . Ax. Meenach . H. G. Means . J. R. Sartin . J. Penrod , 10th Kentucky Cavalry Volunteers. J. Bryant . T. Hughes . J. S. Holland . John McDaniel . A. Plummer . J. Spurgin . Alexander Staggs , Company C, 54th Kentucky Mounted Infantry. M. D. Moore . J. W. Werster . W. S. Spurgin . O. G. Poe . G. W. Hendrickson . Sw. F. Johnson , Company A, 45th Kentucky Mounted Infantry. A. V. Wilson . W. H. Bailey . T. M. Clark . O. S. Crane . T. A. Hicks . Ira Yates . J. Gillespie . J. Sparks . R. T. Walker . H. Hoover , Company K, 16th Kentucky Volunteers Infantry. William H. Rowland . Silvester Blankenshir . T. M. Dunnigan . D. Featherkile . William R. Wallingford . Harrison Fetters . M. V. P’Simer . S. Cox . George Fry . F. Roe . S. A. Nolen . G. Redman . S Spillman . D. D. Reed . W. H. Knapp . G. W. Smith

Erected A.D. 1884, by the Citizens of Lewis County Kentucky to commemorate the bravery and patriotism of our soldiers who lost their lives in the War for the Preservation of National Unity. 1861–1865.

One Country and One Flag • THE WAR FOR THE UNION WAS RIGHT. EVERLASTINGLY RIGHT: AND THE WAR AGAINST THE UNION WAS WRONG. FOREVER WRONG.

Resaca • Vicksburg • Atlanta • Chicamauga • Mission Ridge • Stone River

On fame’s eternal camping ground • Their silent tents are spread • And glory guards with solemn round • The bivouac of the dead. ••• Nor shall your glory be forgot • While fame her record keeps. • Or honor points the hallowed spot • Where valor proudly sleeps.

Company K, 28th Kentucky Infantry. Major Thomas H. Hamrick • Captain E. P. Mavity • D. O. Swearingen

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• Ambrose Shain • S. T. Rugless • Hiram Hamlin • John Ferin • E. V. McGinnis • William Parker • William Ruby • G. S. Ginn • J. T. Busby • B. Jones • W. R. Gully

Company E, 22nd Kentucky Infantry. W. G. Stewart • Simon Clark • E. G. Taber • S. L. Winter • Robert Pettet • R. A. P. Riggs • S. M. Bruce • Jabez Truett

Company I, 40th Kentucky Mounted Infantry. R. S. Davenport • A. B. Burriss

Company I, 4th Kentucky Infantry. J. Maffeth • t. J. Bevard • J. W. Blount • J. S. Carter • J. W. Dunning • G. W. Ford • N. P. Bennett • T. H. Falkner • J. P. Fetters • H. G. Huffman G. H. Himes • J. R. Himes • G. H. Himes • J. R. Himes • W. P. Himes • G. H. Himes • W. D. Himes • W. H. Himes • J. Hiltibrand • G. P. Huges • J. O. Hollenger • H. G. Boyd • C. A. Thompson • J. Witty • C Kellum • A. Kellum • R. Penrod • W. W. Fry • H. G. Logan • C. T. Nash

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Photographed By J. J. Prats, August 23, 2021

2. Union Memorial

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• R. Hise • W. Gill • G. W. Middleton • J. L. Redman • E. Sprinkle • H. W. Witty • F. A. Renchen • T. B. Thoroughman • R. W. Thoroughman • G. Thoroughman • E. Kelly • T. Boggs • Ax. Meenach • H. G. Means • J. R. Sartin • J. Penrod

10th Kentucky Cavalry Volunteers. J. Bryant • T. Hughes • J. S. Holland • John McDaniel • A. Plummer • J. Spurgin • Alexander Staggs

Company C, 54th Kentucky Mounted Infantry. M. D. Moore • J. W. Werster • W. S. Spurgin • O. G. Poe • G. W. Hendrickson • Sw. F. Johnson

Company A, 45th Kentucky Mounted Infantry. A. V. Wilson • W. H. Bailey • T. M. Clark • O. S. Crane • T. A. Hicks • Ira Yates • J. Gillespie • J. Sparks • R. T. Walker • H. Hoover

Company K, 16th Kentucky Volunteers Infantry. William H. Rowland • Silvester Blankenshir • T. M. Dunnigan • D. Featherkile • William R. Wallingford •

Union Memorial, North Face image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. J. Prats, August 23, 2021

3. Union Memorial, North Face

Harrison Fetters • M. V. P’Simer • S. Cox • George Fry • F. Roe • S. A. Nolen • G. Redman • S Spillman • D. D. Reed • W. H. Knapp • G. W. Smith

Erected 1884 by the citizens of Lewis County, Kentucky.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 38° 36.037′ N, 83° 18.97′ W. Marker is in Vanceburg, Kentucky, in Lewis County. Memorial is at the intersection of Second Street and Court Street, on the right when traveling east on Second Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 122 2nd St, Vanceburg KY 41179, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. World War I Memorial (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Union Memorial (here, next to this marker); World War II Memorial (a few steps from this

Union Memorial, North and West Faces image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. J. Prats, August 23, 2021

4. Union Memorial, North and West Faces

marker); County Named, 1806 (within shouting distance of this marker); United Methodist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Deposit Bank (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hickle’s Pool Room (about 600 feet away); Stamper Block (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vanceburg.

More about this memorial. Quoted on the monument are two stanzas from the poem “Bivouac of the Dead,” by Danville, Kentucky, native Theodore O’Hara.

Also see . . . Union Monument. City of Vanceburg website entry:
Excerpt:

In total, 107 men from Lewis County died as Union soldiers during the
Photographed By J. J. Prats, August 23, 2021

5. Union Memorial, South and East Faces
war; their names are inscribed on the monument.

(Submitted on August 28, 2021.)

Union Memorial, South Face Detail image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. J. Prats, August 23, 2021

6. Union Memorial, South Face Detail

Lewis County Courthouse and Memorials image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. J. Prats, August 23, 2021

7. Lewis County Courthouse and Memorials

Credits. This page was last revised on February 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 28, 2021, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 243 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 28, 2021, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 7. submitted on August 27, 2021, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.