Perryville in Boyle County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Perryville Confederate Memorial
August 18, 2011
1. Perryville Confederate Memorial
(front, south)
Confederate Memorial
Nor braver bled for a brighter land, nor brighter land had a cause so grand.
(side, east)
On fame's eternal camping ground their silent tents are spread, and glory guards with solemn round the bivouac of the dead.
Capt. Cogar Capt. Wm. B. Cathey, T.J. Cogar, James Stewart, Jessie Brow, William Crittenden, William Patterson, Edmund W. Ferris Macon, Miss. E.L. Hill Co. A 37th Miss William Jordan, " " Lewis Jordan, " " Lenard Kogan, " " C.W. Little, " " James Vernon, Co. B " Thomas Vernon, Co. D " John Bowen, " " Samuel Fenderbank, Co. E " A. Molden, Co. G " Cathley Cordds, Ord. Sergt.' " Thomas Hargis, Co. G " James Upson, Co. I Newton Brown, " James C. Nunally, Co. K.
(rear, north)
1861 1865
Erected by the State of Kentucky
Commissioners: R. J. Breckinridge, B.O. Rodes, J. H. Baughman, S. D. Vanpelt
Architects & Builders: Peter-Burghard, St. Co. Louisville, KY.
Nor shall your glory be forgot while fame her record keeps, or honor points the hallowed spot where valor proudly sleeps.
(side, west)
Nor wreck, nor change, or winters blight, nor time's remorseless doom, shall dim one ray of holy light, that gilds your
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Maj. Samuel H. Ranson 1st Tenn. Lieut. Cicero Sperlock 16th " 26 men of the 1st Tenn. Maj. B.F. Gaylor Co. B. 30th Miss. Capt. James Rains " " Lieut. Ed. Seabrook " " William Nesbit " " J.M. Pendleton " " William C. Stewart " C. H. Anderson " " Lieut. Edwards 30th Miss. Lieut. Lawber " " Robert Montgomery " " John McClanahan " " W. R. Klyce " " and 444 unknown heroes.
Erected 1902 by the State of Kentucky.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 37° 40.489′ N, 84° 58.243′ W. Memorial is in Perryville, Kentucky, in Boyle County. It can be reached from Park Road 0.3 miles west of Battlefield Road (Kentucky Route 1920). Located in Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1825 Battlefield Road, Perryville KY 40468, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Kentucky’s Bluegrass 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: Perryville Battlefield (a few steps from this marker); Squire Henry P. Bottom (a few steps from this marker); Soldiers' Reaction to Lincoln's Emancipation (a few steps from this marker); Perryville and the Emancipation Proclamation (a few steps from this marker); Confederate Cemetery
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2. Perryville Confederate Memorial (east face)
Another marker is no longer nearby. The Battle of Perryville (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed).
Additional commentary.
1. Description of Monument.
A standing Confederate soldier with both hands grasping barrel of a rifle with butt resting on ground near his proper right foot. He wears brimmed hat. Base has inscriptions and a relief of a furled Confederate Flag. Monument is surrounded by a fence.
From the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
— Submitted November 4, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
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3. Perryville Confederate Memorial (rear)
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4. Perryville Confederate Memorial (west face)
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 17, 2019
5. Perryville Confederate Memorial
View from the east.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,433 times since then and 36 times this year. Last updated on August 20, 2025. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 26, 2011. 5. submitted on February 27, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
