Perryville Confederate Monument (Perryville, Kentucky)
Confederate
Monument type:
Statue - standing soldier
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Dedication Date:
1902-01-01
Address:
Perryville
Kentucky
Inscription:
"Confederate Memorial
Nor braver bled for a brighter land, no brighter land had a cause so grand.
On flames eternal camping ground their tents are spread. And glory guards with solemn round the bivouac of the dead. [names] 1861 1865
Erected by the State of Kentucky
Commissioners: R. J. Breckinridge • B.O. Rodes • J. H. Baughman • S. D. Vanpelt
Architects and Builders: Peter-Burghard, St. Co. Louisville, KY.
Nor shall your glory be forgot while fame her record Keeps, or honor points the hallowed spot where valor proudly sleeps. Nor wreck, nor change, or winters blight, nor times remorseless doom, shall dim one ray of holy light, that gilds your glorious tomb. [names] and 444 unknown heroes."
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State of Kentucky
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Indigenous Land
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"Perryville Confederate Memorial". The Historical Marker Database, https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=167569. Accessed 02 Apr. 2024.
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