The Confederate Monument in Georgetown is within the Georgetown Cemetery of Georgetown, Kentucky. It is an unpolished

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that is twenty feet tall, surrounded by the graves of eighteen former

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soldiers. The various

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s upon the obelisk include crossed cannons, crossed muskets, a drum, an azid, and flags.Civil War in Kentucky
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on July 17, 1997, as part of the

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. 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

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's Order 59, which called for the killing of four Confederate prisoners of war whenever one

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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. Scott County had provided 1,000 troops for the Confederacy, while only providing 118 men to the Union Army.

Gallery

File:Confederate Monument in Georgetown close-up.jpg, Closeup of the flag relief

References

{{American Civil War monuments in Kentucky Civil War Monuments of Kentucky MPS National Register of Historic Places in Scott County, Kentucky Obelisks in the United States Buildings and structures in Georgetown, Kentucky Confederate States of America monuments and memorials in Kentucky 1888 sculptures Granite sculptures in Kentucky 1888 establishments in Kentucky