A native of Hopkinsville then living in New York City, John C. Latham, desired that deceased veterans on both sides in Hopkinsville be buried together. Latham was a millionaire in the cotton business, who fought for the Confederate States of America during the conflict. However, most of the Union veterans had already been buried at the Fort Donelson National Cemetery, so instead the mass burial would involve only Confederate veterans, 101 in total, that were scattered at various burial locations. Latham gave $14,000 to the city of Hopkinsville for the project. The dedication of the monument and the accompanying graves was on May 19, 1887, with a book, The Story of a Monument, was published by Dennison & Brown in 1888 with notes about the monument and its dedication. Latham would also donate $50,000 for the construction of turnpikes.[2][3][4]
Latham had Hallowell Granite Works, a company based in Bangor, Maine, build the monument. The monument is made of granite and is 37 feet tall. The monument has several decorations: 18-inch-diameter (460 mm) cannonballs, Laurel wreaths, bronzecannons, and two swords.[3]
^Amazon.com: The story of a monument: Memorial of the unveiling of the monument to the unknown confederate dead, May 19, 1887, at Hopkinsville, Ky: S. C. M: Books
^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. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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Riverside Cemetery, a.k.a. Hopewell Cemetery at Find a Grave
January 01, 1970
latham, confederate, monument, hopkinsville, kentucky, riverside, cemetery, monument, national, register, historic, places, national, register, historic, placesshow, kentuckyshow, united, stateslocationhopkinsville, kentuckybuilt1887architecthollowell, granite. The Latham Confederate Monument in Hopkinsville Kentucky s Riverside Cemetery is a monument on the National Register of Historic Places Latham Confederate MonumentU S National Register of Historic PlacesShow map of KentuckyShow map of the United StatesLocationHopkinsville KentuckyBuilt1887ArchitectHollowell Granite Company Bangor MEMPSCivil War Monuments of KentuckyNRHP reference No 97000709 1 Added to NRHPJuly 17 1997 A native of Hopkinsville then living in New York City John C Latham desired that deceased veterans on both sides in Hopkinsville be buried together Latham was a millionaire in the cotton business who fought for the Confederate States of America during the conflict However most of the Union veterans had already been buried at the Fort Donelson National Cemetery so instead the mass burial would involve only Confederate veterans 101 in total that were scattered at various burial locations Latham gave 14 000 to the city of Hopkinsville for the project The dedication of the monument and the accompanying graves was on May 19 1887 with a book The Story of a Monument was published by Dennison amp Brown in 1888 with notes about the monument and its dedication Latham would also donate 50 000 for the construction of turnpikes 2 3 4 Latham had Hallowell Granite Works a company based in Bangor Maine build the monument The monument is made of granite and is 37 feet tall The monument has several decorations 18 inch diameter 460 mm cannonballs Laurel wreaths bronze cannons and two swords 3 On July 17 1997 the Latham Confederate Monument 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 The Confederate Memorial Fountain in Hopkinsville is also in Hopkinsville it is located by the Christian County Courthouse in downtown Hopkinsville 5 References edit National Register Information System 97000709 National Register of Historic Places National Park Service April 15 2008 JOHN C LATHAM DEAD Old Wall Street Banker Made Many Bequests to Hopkinsville Ky New York Times August 19 1909 a b Civil War in Kentucky Amazon com The story of a monument Memorial of the unveiling of the monument to the unknown confederate dead May 19 1887 at Hopkinsville Ky S C M Books 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 External links editRiverside Cemetery a k a Hopewell Cemetery at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Latham Confederate Monument amp oldid 1140145178, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
