Confederate Monument in Perryville
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Confederate Monument in Perryville is a historic site in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 272 m. Sand Knob stands 445 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Union Monument in Perryville, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Lincoln Heritage Scenic Highway passes 1.6 miles off.
The story
The Confederate Monument in Perryville is a historic monument located by the visitor center of the Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site, in the vicinity of Perryville, Kentucky, in Boyle County, Kentucky, USA. It was built in 1902, forty years after the Battle of Perryville, the bloodiest battle in Kentucky history, on October 8, 1862. In total, 532 Confederates died at the battle, but it is unknown how many of this number are buried here. A small cemetery is by the monument; local farmers had to bury the Confederate dead as the Confederate Army, despite a tactical victory, had to leave Perryville quickly, and hogs were beginning to feast on the soldiers' remains. The monument features a 6-foot (2 m) tall limestone Confederate soldier atop a three-tier limestone pedestal base. It was constructed by the Peter-Burghard Statue Company of Louisville, Kentucky. Names of 37 Confederate dead are on the monument, as are four passages from the Bivouac of the Dead. It also notes that 470 unknown Confederates died from the battle as well. The total boundary area for the National Register entry concerning the Confederate Monument is a 12-foot (3.7 m) radius surrounding the monument. The monument was built for the 40th anniversary of the Battle of Perryville by the government of Kentucky. When dedicated, a crowd of 5,000 to 10,000 attended the ceremony on October 8, 1902, according to the October 10, 1902, edition of the Danville News. On July 17, 1997, the Confederate Monument in Perryville 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. Three other monuments on this Multiple Property Submission are or were also in Boyle County. One of them, the Union Monument in Perryville, is also by the visitor center of the Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site, a few yards north of the Confederate Monument. The Unknown Confederate Dead Monument in Perryville is a mile away on private land at the Goodknight Cemetery. Both of the preceding monuments were built much later, both in or around 1928; twenty-six years later. The other was formerly in downtown Danville, Kentucky, but is now in Brandenburg, Kentucky: the Confederate Monument in Danville.
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Wikidata Q5159708, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Lincoln Heritage Scenic Highway, National
- 1.9 mi off the Shakertown Road
- 1.9 mi off the US 68 Scenic Byway
- 11.0 mi off the Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway
Named places within 25 miles
- Laurel Hill: 5.1 mi
- Pittman Hill: 5.6 mi
- Mitchellsburg Knob: 5.9 mi
- Parksville Knob: 7.2 mi
- Scrubgrass Knob: 7.6 mi
- Perryville Battlefield State Park: 0.2 mi
- Salt River Park: 7.9 mi
- Young Park: 8.7 mi
- Old Fort Harrod State Park: 9.0 mi
- The Big Spring Park: 9.5 mi
- Union Monument in Perryville: 0.0 mi
- Perryville Historical Marker: 2.0 mi
- Confederate Monument: 9.6 mi
- Beriah Magoffin MOnument: 9.7 mi
- Confederate Memorial: 10.7 mi
- 73rd 10-8-62: 2.8 mi
- The Great American Dollhouse Museum: 10.7 mi
- McDowell House & Apothecary Shop Museum: 11.1 mi
- Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill: 16.1 mi
- Marion County Heritage Center: 17.1 mi
- Lovers Leap: 10.8 mi
- Rocky Point: 16.5 mi
- McKinney Bluff: 19.5 mi
- Chimney Rock: 21.0 mi
- Marion County WMA and State Forest: 12.6 mi
- Jim Beam Nature Preserve: 20.8 mi
- Hickman Creek Nature Center: 22.3 mi
- Shechem Ministries: 25.0 mi
- Big Spring: 9.6 mi
- Buffalo Spring: 18.9 mi
- Kentucky Cooperage Visitors Center: 15.9 mi
- John Wesley Statue: 21.3 mi
- Fulling Mill Falls: 15.9 mi
- Falls At Shaker Landing: 16.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Confederate Monument in Perryville. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Knob | SSE 153° | 445 m | 12.1 mi |
| Turkeyfoot Knob | SSE 164° | 424 m | 15.4 mi |
| Parksville Knob | SE 142° | 415 m | 7.2 mi |
| Gibson Knob | SSE 149° | 415 m | 12.3 mi |
| Gordon Lick Knob | SSE 155° | 412 m | 13.3 mi |
| Maxey Knob | SSE 158° | 408 m | 14.7 mi |
| Burnt Cabin Knob | SSE 160° | 406 m | 13.5 mi |
| Catholic Knob | SE 145° | 405 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:17 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:26 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:04 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 16:44 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 57 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danville, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 97000722OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Confederate Monument in Perryville, reference 97000722, listed 07/17/97.
OpenStreetMap element node/4721587777
Day trips start here
- Harrodsburg · 9 mi
- Danville · 11 mi
- Lawrenceburg · 25 mi
- Nicholasville · 26 mi
- Bardstown · 29 mi
- Versailles · 29 mi
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