Perryville in Boyle County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Union Monument
Authorized by Act of Congress
approved March 3, 1928.
Rear of Monument:
For freedoms battle,
once begun,
bequeathed by bleeding
sire to son,
though baffled oft,
is ever won.
Erected 1928.
Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is March 3, 1867.
Location. 37° 40.513′ N, 84° 58.26′ W. Marker is in Perryville, Kentucky, in Boyle County. Marker is on Park Road, on the left. Marker is in Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site, at the end of Park Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Perryville KY 40468, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Army of the Ohio (within shouting distance of this marker); Perryville Battlefield (within shouting distance of this marker); The Battle of Perryville (within shouting distance of this marker); Perryville Confederate Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Squire Henry P. Bottom (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Perryville and the Emancipation Proclamation (within shouting distance of this marker); Soldiers' Reaction to Lincoln's Emancipation (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Perryville.
Also see . . .
1. Perryville. CWSAC Battle Summaries website. (Submitted on August 9, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
2. The Battle of Perryville. (Submitted on August 9, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,461 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 9, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 2. submitted on August 9, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 3. submitted on September 14, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. 4. submitted on November 22, 2019, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. 5. submitted on August 9, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.