Eminence in Henry County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Confederate Soldiers Monument
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 11, 2019
1. Confederate Soldiers Monument
(Front)
William Tighe
Aged 30 Yrs.
R. W. Yates
Aged 30 Yrs.
William Datbor
Aged 20 Yrs.
Pool & Co. N. A.
(Back)
The three C.S.A. Soldiers who
were shot Nov. 3, 1864, in
Pleasureville by order of Gen.
Burbridge in pretense of
retaliation of two Negros that
were killed near Port Royal.
Sleep on ye braves for you have got
Our sympathy to our latest breath.
We would not have thee change thy lot
With him who caused thy death.
Erected 1870.
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil.
Location. 38° 21.548′ N, 85° 10.847′ W. Monument is in Eminence, Kentucky, in Henry County. It can be reached from the intersection of South Main Street (Kentucky Route 55) and Mulberry Pike (County Route 1899), on the left when traveling south. The marker is located in Eminence Cemetery. Touch for map. Monument is in this post office area: Eminence KY 40019, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial monument is in Kentucky’s Outer Bluegrass. 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Eminence College Site / Rev. W.S. Giltner (approx. 0.2 miles away); Old Pollard Inn
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More about this monument. The marker was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 17, 1997.
Also see . . .
1. Confederate Soldiers Monument. Wikipedia (Submitted on February 10, 2021.)
2. Confederate Soldiers Martyrs Monument. National Register of Historic Places. (Submitted on October 30, 2024.)
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 11, 2019
2. An additional inscription on the Confederate Soldiers Monument
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 11, 2019
3. Confederate Soldiers Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on October 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 2, 2021. This page has been viewed 993 times since then and 35 times this year. Last updated on October 29, 2024. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 2, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
