The soldiers buried around the monument were from Kentucky, Georgia, Tennessee, and Texas. Twenty-one in total, they were reinterred atop the Crab Orchard Hill in 1871.[2]
The monument itself is a 10 feet (3.0 m) tall obelisk made of white marble. The inscriptions mention the home states of the soldiers buried around the obelisk, with the motto Constantes Esque Ad Mortem Animas Perjecere on the north side, and a lengthier passage on the south side reading "Here off duty til the last reveille, rest the Southern soldiers, few in number, who were slain in this and in adjoining counties during the War of Secession. They fell among strangers, unknown, unfriended, yet not unhonored for strangers' hands have gathered their ashes here and placed this shaft above them. That constancy, valor, sacrifice of self, though displaced in fruitless enterprise, may not be unremembered". The monument was deliberately carved to appear draped as by a curtain.[2]
In June 2007 the monument was again dedicated in a ceremony that included then Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher, the U.S. Army, Shriners, and a parade.[5]
^"Year 2007". Col Ben E. Caudill Camp SCV. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
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confederate, monument, crab, orchard, confederate, monument, crab, orchard, lincoln, county, kentucky, near, crab, orchard, kentucky, commemorates, fallen, confederate, soldiers, nearby, states, many, those, buried, here, died, battle, wildcat, mountain, natio. The Confederate Monument in Crab Orchard in Lincoln County Kentucky near Crab Orchard Kentucky commemorates the fallen Confederate soldiers of nearby states Many of those buried here died at the Battle of Wildcat Mountain Confederate Monument at Crab OrchardU S National Register of Historic PlacesShow map of KentuckyShow map of the United StatesLocationCrab Orchard Cemetery 0 5 mi E of jct of KY 39 and KY 643 Crab Orchard KentuckyBuilt1872MPSCivil War Monuments of Kentucky MPSNRHP reference No 97000682 1 Added to NRHPJuly 17 1997The soldiers buried around the monument were from Kentucky Georgia Tennessee and Texas Twenty one in total they were reinterred atop the Crab Orchard Hill in 1871 2 The monument itself is a 10 feet 3 0 m tall obelisk made of white marble The inscriptions mention the home states of the soldiers buried around the obelisk with the motto Constantes Esque Ad Mortem Animas Perjecere on the north side and a lengthier passage on the south side reading Here off duty til the last reveille rest the Southern soldiers few in number who were slain in this and in adjoining counties during the War of Secession They fell among strangers unknown unfriended yet not unhonored for strangers hands have gathered their ashes here and placed this shaft above them That constancy valor sacrifice of self though displaced in fruitless enterprise may not be unremembered The monument was deliberately carved to appear draped as by a curtain 2 On July 17 1997 the Confederate Monument in Crab Orchard was one of sixty one 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 Only the Confederate Monument in Cynthiana in Cynthiana Kentucky has been at the same place longer with the 32nd Indiana Monument the only other monument in Kentucky older than the two 2 3 4 In June 2007 the monument was again dedicated in a ceremony that included then Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher the U S Army Shriners and a parade 5 References edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service March 13 2009 a b c Crab Orchard Ky WMTH Corporation Retrieved 2009 05 17 Joseph E Brent January 8 1997 National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Submission Civil War Monuments in Kentucky 1865 1935 pdf National Park Service a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help Brent 1997 Year 2007 Col Ben E Caudill Camp SCV Retrieved 2009 05 17 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Confederate Monument at Crab Orchard Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Confederate Monument at Crab Orchard amp oldid 1140017491, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
