C.S.A. 1861 - 1865

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 16, 2019

1. C.S.A. 1861 - 1865 Marker

Inscription.
(North Face)
Erected by the U.D.C. and veterans of Boyle Co. The Confederate Dead

(South Face)
"What They Were The Whole World Knows"

Erected 1910 by The Surviving Veterans of the Confederacy of Boyle County and the Kate Morrison Breckinridge Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list.

Location. Memorial has been permanently removed. It was located near 37° 38.74′ N, 84° 46.694′ W. Memorial was in Danville, Kentucky, in Boyle County. It could be reached from West Main Street (U.S. 127) east of College Street, on the left when traveling west. Located in McDowell Park, west of the Presbyterian Church. Touch for map. Memorial was at or near this postal address: 517 West Main Street, Danville KY 40422, United States of America.

We have been informed that this memorial is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.

Regionally, this memorial was in Kentucky’s

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Bluegrass Region.

It was also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 location: Dr. Ephraim McDowell, 1771-1830 / McDowell-Crawford Surgery (within shouting distance of this marker); Presbyterian Church (within shouting distance of this marker); John Todd Stuart, 1807-1885 (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Carnegie (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sinking Spring (about 700 feet away); "Uncle" Charlie Moran (approx. 0.2 miles away); Centre College (approx. 0.2 miles away); Old Centre (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Danville.

More about this memorial. Marker was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 17, 1997.

The monument was removed on December 29, 2021, by decision of The Presbyterian Church of Danville, on whose

South Face Closeup image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 16, 2019

2. South Face Closeup

property it stood. Student and faculty advocacy from nearby Centre College had been a contributing factor. Only the cement foundation slab remains at the original location. The monument is reported to have been relocated to a museum in Meade County, Kentucky.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 16, 2019

3. C.S.A. 1861 - 1865 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 24, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 421 times since then and 31 times this year. Last updated on February 5, 2025, by Mark Teshera of Oroville, Washington. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 24, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.