Munfordville in Hart County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Col Robt A Smith Monument

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 13, 2019

1. Col Robt A Smith Monument

Inscription. South 42° west and ninety poles distant is the place of the sacrifice of Col Robt A Smith and his regiment the Tenth Mississippi on Sep 14 1862

Erected 1885 by Mr. James Smith.

Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 14, 1862.

Location. 37° 15.451′ N, 85° 53.739′ W. Marker is in Munfordville, Kentucky, in Hart County. It can be reached from Rush Island Bend Road 0.7 miles north of Rowletts Cave Springs Road, on the right when traveling north. The marker can be reached from Rush Island Bend Road by a 0.6 mile trail on the Battle For The Bridge Historic Preserve property. It is just east of the railroad track on private property. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 824 Rush Island Bend Road, Munfordville KY 42765, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and monument is in Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave Country

and in the Pennyroyal Region.

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 walking distance of this marker: The Smith Monument (here, next to this marker); Battle of Munfordville: Siege (approx. ¼ mile away); L&N Railroad Bridge (approx. ¼ mile away); Battle of Munfordville: Day 1 (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fort Craig (approx. 0.4 miles away); Kentucky and the Western War (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Raider

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Battle of Munfordville (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Munfordville.

Also see . . . The Preserve - Col. Robert A. Smith Monument. (Submitted on January 26, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.)

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 13, 2019

2. Col Robt A Smith Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 26, 2021. This page has been viewed 442 times since then and 23 times this year. Last updated on July 2, 2024. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 26, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.