Confederate Monument
Confederate Monument is a historic site in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 233 m. Frenchman Knob stands 353 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Glasgow Veteran's Memorial Park, a park 0.1 miles away. US 68 Scenic Byway runs past it. 93 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.
The story
The Confederate Monument in Glasgow, Kentucky, built in 1905 by the Kentucky Women's Monumental Association and former Confederate soldier John A. Murray, commemorates those who gave their lives in service for the Confederate States of America. It is located on the side of Glasgow's courthouse. The Confederate soldier, made of bronze, is at parade rest, and features details such as a bedroll, canteen, kepi hat, and rifle. It stands on a limestone pedestal. Glasgow saw much action in 1862. John Hunt Morgan twice raided through the city. The most notable was Christmas Eve, when some of Morgan's men under Captain Thomas Quirk sought to celebrate the holiday at a tavern in Glasgow, which the Union 2nd Michigan Cavalry also did, leading to a skirmish. Two Union and Three Confederate soldiers were killed, and the Union cavalry retreated to Cave City, leaving Glasgow in Morgan's hands. Braxton Bragg went through the town on his way to capturing Kentucky's capital of Frankfort and the Battle of Perryville. The President of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis, gave a Medal of Honor to one enlisted man in every company that gave the Confederacy a "signal victory". With seven such men, Barren County, whose county seat is Glasgow, had more such medalists than any other county in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Four of these came from the Battle of Stone's River, and three were from the Battle of Chickamauga; both battles were fought in Tennessee, not Kentucky. It was remembering this valor of his fellow Confederate soldiers who hailed from Barren County that Nelson County native John A. Murray had the Confederate Monument in Glasgow built, with the help of a ladies association. On July 17, 1997, it was one of sixty different monuments 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. Twenty-three of these monuments, including Glasgow's, had cast soldiers as part of the memorial, and Glasgow's is one of ten such soldier monuments in Kentucky that is on a courthouse lawn.
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Wikidata Q5159699, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- On the US 68 Scenic Byway
- On the Cordell Hull Highway
- 13.2 mi off the Duncan Hines Scenic Road
- 16.6 mi off the Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Doyel Valley Overlook · 15 mi
- Furlong Cemetery · 15 mi
- Sunset Point · 17 mi
- Dixon Cave · 17 mi
93 named places within 25 miles
- Matthews Hill: 4.9 mi
- Flint Knob: 6.4 mi
- Loves Knob: 8.0 mi
- Prewitts Knob: 8.7 mi
- Winlock Knob: 9.6 mi
- Glasgow Veteran's Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
- Luska J. Twyman Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- Gorin Park: 0.7 mi
- Woodland Park: 0.7 mi
- Weldon Park: 0.8 mi
- Mammoth Cave Wildlife Museum: 9.5 mi
- National Cave Museum and Library: 11.8 mi
- Hidden River Cave & American Cave Museum: 12.7 mi
- Hart County Historical Museum: 19.1 mi
- Monroe County Historical Society Museum: 23.8 mi
- Onyx Cave & Rock Shop: 10.5 mi
- Diamond Caverns: 11.7 mi
- Hidden River Cave: 12.7 mi
- Adventures of Mammoth Cave: 14.0 mi
- Railroad Engine No. 4: 16.6 mi
- Bell's Tavern: 10.1 mi
- Unknown Confederate Soldier Monument: 13.7 mi
- Last Recorded Indian Raid: 14.9 mi
- Colonel Robert A. Smith Monument: 18.1 mi
- Cedar Sink: 17.0 mi
- Nappers Rollover: 18.8 mi
- Bell Cliff: 24.0 mi
- Brigadoon State Nature Preserve: 7.8 mi
- Mammoth Cave: 16.7 mi
- Hart County (Horse County) Northbound Rest Area: 16.8 mi
- Hart County (Horse County) Southbound Rest Area: 16.8 mi
- Happy Valley Memorial Gardnes: 1.9 mi
- Chaumont: 12.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Confederate Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frenchman Knob | N 5° | 353 m | 24.9 mi |
| Maxey Knob | NNE 32° | 327 m | 22.0 mi |
| Grindstone Knob | NNE 18° | 324 m | 24.6 mi |
| Knox Knob | NNE 21° | 318 m | 24.4 mi |
| Buck Knob | NE 53° | 312 m | 10.1 mi |
| Pilot Knob | NE 54° | 312 m | 17.2 mi |
| Three Kiln Knob | NNE 17° | 309 m | 23.6 mi |
| Lime Kiln Hill | ESE 107° | 308 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:21 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:29 | 20:07 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:08 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 06:54 | 15:51 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 42 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 61 | 50 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glasgow, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 97000717OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Confederate Monument in Glasgow, reference 97000717, listed 07/17/97.
OpenStreetMap element node/4725833772
Day trips start here
- Mammoth Cave National Park · 18 mi
- Caves and Lakes · 28 mi
- Bowling Green · 29 mi
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