Confederate Monument in Russellville

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Confederate Monument in Russellville
CSA Memorial Russellville KY.png
Confederate Monument in Russellville is located in Kentucky
Confederate Monument in Russellville
Location Russellville, Kentucky
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Built 1910
Architectural style No Style Listed
MPS Civil War Monuments of Kentucky MPS
NRHP Reference # 97000681[1]
Added to NRHP July 17, 1997

The Confederate Monument in Russellville, in the middle of the Russellville Historic District of Russellville, Kentucky, is a monument to the Confederate States of America that is on the National Register of Historic Places since July 17, 1997.

It was built in 1910 by the Camp Caldwell chapter of the United Confederate Veterans, Chapter No. 139. It features a block arch atop a pedestal, with a bronze eagle measuring two feet high and long, on top of the monument, and a Confederate soldier statue inside the arch. The base is six feet tall, constructed of limestone bricks. The arch is made of limestone, and the soldier statue, portraying a Confederate soldier wearing a slouch hat and holding a rifle, is made of bronze. On the back of the monument are the words Deo Vindice (Latin), which was the official motto of the Confederate States of America, and translates from the Latin as "With God our Vindicator".[2][3]

The location of the monument is important, as the nearby William Forst House was the site of the founding of the Confederate government of Kentucky in November 1861.[2] Over 1000 residents of Russellville served in the Army of the Confederate States of America, compared to 500 who served in the Union Army of the United States of America. The Forst House still stands today.[4]

On July 17, 1997, the Confederate Monument in Russellville was one of sixty different monuments related to the Civil War in Kentucky placed on the National Register of Historic Places, as part of the Civil War Monuments of Kentucky Multiple Property Submission.[5]

Gallery

  • Confed Monument Russellville mid.JPG

    View of the monument

  • Confed Monument Russellville far.JPG

    Distant view of monument

  • Confed Monument Russellville.JPG

    Rear view of monument

Notes

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Russellville, Ky. Trailsrus.com
  3. ↑ Brent, Joseph Confederate Monument in Russellville NRHP Nomination Form Sec.7, p.1
  4. ↑ Cronan, Mary. Russellville Historic District NRHP Nomination form (Kentucky Heritage Council, 1976) Sec.8, p.2
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.


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