Perryville in Boyle County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Perryville Confederate Memorial
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, August 18, 2011
1. Perryville Confederate Memorial
(front, south)
Confederate Memorial
Nor braver bled for a brighter land, no brighter land had a cause so grand.
(side, east)
On flames eternal camping ground their 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 and 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 times remorseless doom, shall dim one ray of holy light, that gilds your glorious tomb.
Maj.
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Erected 1902 by he State of Kentucky.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 37° 40.489′ N, 84° 58.243′ W. Marker is in Perryville, Kentucky, in Boyle County. Memorial 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. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1825 Battlefield Road, Perryville KY 40468, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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); The Battle of Perryville (a few steps from this marker); Confederate Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); Perryville and the Emancipation Proclamation (within shouting distance of this marker); Soldiers' Reaction to Lincoln's Emancipation
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, August 18, 2011
2. Perryville Confederate Memorial (east face)
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.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, August 18, 2011
3. Perryville Confederate Memorial (rear)
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, August 18, 2011
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 November 2, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,037 times since then and 32 times this year. Last updated on February 27, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 26, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 5. submitted on February 27, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
