Southgate in Campbell County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Shaler Battery

Photographed by J. J. Prats, July 19, 2025

1. Shaler Battery Marker

Inscription. The Shaler Battery is a hilltop earthwork fortification that was built in Northern Kentucky during the American Civil War. The Battery’s purpose was to turn back invading Confederate troops and protect Cincinnati and the Ohio River Valley.
The Battery is marked by the bandstand.

The Shaler Battery was one of 28 artillery batteries that were built on the Northern Kentucky hilltops from 1861 to 1863. The Shaler Battery was named after Dr. Nathaniel Burger Shaler, a Kentucky physician, who donated his family’s hilltop vineyard to support the Union. It remains the site of the Shaler Battery.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.

Location. 39° 3.945′ N, 84° 28.37′ W. Marker is in Southgate, Kentucky, in Campbell County. It can be reached from the intersection of Alexandria Pike (U.S. 27) and the Evergreen Cemetery entrance, on the right when traveling south. It is at the highest point in the cemetery, to the left of the walk up to the bandstand. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 25 Alexandria Pike, Newport KY 41071, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Outer Bluegrass. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

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: Shaler Battery and the Black Brigade (a few steps from this marker); PFC Edward H. Ahrens (about 300 feet away, measured

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in a direct line); Richard Southgate (about 800 feet away); Samuel Bigstaff (approx. ¼ mile away); Major David Leitch Monument (approx. ¼ mile away); Brent Spence (approx. 0.3 miles away); Major David Leitch (approx. 0.3 miles away); Brigadier General George Baird Hodge (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Southgate.

Shaler Battery Marker at the Battery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, July 19, 2025

2. Shaler Battery Marker at the Battery

Shaler Battery Earthworks image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, July 19, 2025

3. Shaler Battery Earthworks

This view is from the steps of the bandstand.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2025, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 193 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 21, 2025, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.