The dedication of the monument took place in June 1888. The Ladies Monument Association, in association with the women of Scott County, Kentucky, was responsible for the attainment of the funds necessary to erect the monument. They had eighteen fallen Confederates, from graves around the county, reinterred around the monument, in a manner similar to other such monuments in Kentucky. Two of these were victims of Stephen G. Burbridge's Order 59, which called for the killing of four Confederate prisoners of war whenever one Union civilian was killed. The dedication was presided by Dr. John A. Lewis, with a parade preceding the dedication containing thousands from around the state of Kentucky.[3]
Scott County had provided 1,000 troops for the Confederacy, while only providing 118 men to the Union Army.[2]
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confederate, monument, georgetown, within, georgetown, cemetery, georgetown, kentucky, unpolished, granite, obelisk, that, twenty, feet, tall, surrounded, graves, eighteen, former, confederate, soldiers, various, reliefs, upon, obelisk, include, crossed, canno. The Confederate Monument in Georgetown is within the Georgetown Cemetery of Georgetown Kentucky It is an unpolished granite obelisk that is twenty feet tall surrounded by the graves of eighteen former Confederate soldiers The various reliefs upon the obelisk include crossed cannons crossed muskets a drum an azid and flags 2 It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 17 1997 as part of the Civil War Monuments of Kentucky Multiple Property Submission Confederate Monument in GeorgetownU S National Register of Historic PlacesShow map of KentuckyShow map of the United StatesLocationGeorgetown KentuckyBuilt1888MPSCivil War Monuments of Kentucky MPSNRHP reference No 97000669 1 Added to NRHPJuly 17 1997 The dedication of the monument took place in June 1888 The Ladies Monument Association in association with the women of Scott County Kentucky was responsible for the attainment of the funds necessary to erect the monument They had eighteen fallen Confederates from graves around the county reinterred around the monument in a manner similar to other such monuments in Kentucky Two of these were victims of Stephen G Burbridge s Order 59 which called for the killing of four Confederate prisoners of war whenever one Union civilian was killed The dedication was presided by Dr John A Lewis with a parade preceding the dedication containing thousands from around the state of Kentucky 3 Scott County had provided 1 000 troops for the Confederacy while only providing 118 men to the Union Army 2 Gallery edit nbsp Closeup of the flag reliefReferences edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service January 23 2007 a b Civil War in Kentucky City of Georgetown Kentucky Cemetery Archived from the original on 2008 05 12 Retrieved 2008 02 11 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Confederate Monument in Georgetown amp oldid 1190416094, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
