Horse Cave in Hart County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Unknown Confederate Soldier Monument
Photographed By Duane Hall, July 31, 2016
1. Unknown Confederate Soldier Monument Marker
Soldier C.S.A.
Was a Member
Of Gen.
Clay Anderson
Division
11th Louisiana
Killed
Sept. 9, 1862
Erected 1934
by
Sam Lively
Erected 1934 by Sam Lively.
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 9, 1862.
Location. 37° 11.634′ N, 85° 55.631′ W. Marker is in Horse Cave, Kentucky, in Hart County. Memorial can be reached from Old Dixie Road, 0.1 miles north of J. Harper Road, on the left when traveling north. There is a small opening through the roadside vegetation and a rough path that leads to the marker. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Horse Cave KY 42749, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Kentucky Caverns (approx. 0.8 miles away); Lt. Charles Moran - USAF (approx. 1˝ miles away); Texas Memorial (approx. 4 miles away); The Texas Rangers (approx. 4 miles away); Rowlett's Station (approx. 4.2 miles away); Gen. Joseph H. Lewis (approx. 4.2 miles away); General Joseph H. Lewis (approx. 4.2 miles away); Morgan's Cave City Raid (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Horse Cave.
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Additional commentary.
1. Inaccurate Information
11th Infantry Regiment was organized at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in July, 1861. General Braxton Bragg ordered the regiment disbanded on August 19 because of its decline in numbers caused by battle casualties and illness. The men of Companies C, D, E, F, and G went into the 13th Louisiana Regiment and those of Companies A, B, H, I, and K went into the 20th Louisiana Regiment. Some picked men were organized as part of the 14th Louisiana Battalion Sharpshooters, so this unknown might have served in one of those three later organizations, but the designation on the monument is incorrect.
Also, there wasn't a Confederate general by the name of Clay Anderson in the Civil War.
The monument honors an unknown foot soldier who died prior to the Battle of Munfordville as of a tree-cutting detail. Ordered to rest, he lay down beside a tree. His loaded rifle accidentally discharged when it struck a tree branch; the bullet entered his head below his chin and killed him instantly. The soldier was buried with rocks marking his head and feet. Years later, a wire fence was placed around the
Photographed By Duane Hall, July 31, 2016
2. Unknown Confederate Soldier Monument
— Submitted November 21, 2022, by Darryl R Smith of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Photographed By Duane Hall, July 31, 2016
3. Unknown Confederate Soldier Monument
Photographed By Duane Hall, July 31, 2016
4. Opening in Roadside Vegetation to Monument
Monument is visible in distance (next to flagpole) through opening
5. Unknown Confederate Soldier Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on December 3, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2016, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 561 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 11, 2016, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. 5. submitted on November 21, 2022, by Darryl R Smith of Cincinnati, Ohio.
