Confederate Monument in Russellville

Confederate Monument in Russellville
Confederate Monument in Russellville is located in Kentucky
Confederate Monument in Russellville
Confederate Monument in Russellville is located in the United States
Confederate Monument in Russellville
LocationRussellville, Kentucky
Built1910
Part ofRussellville Historic District (ID76000919[1])
MPSCivil War Monuments of Kentucky MPS
NRHP reference No.97000681[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 17, 1997
Designated CPJuly 14, 1976

The Confederate Monument in Russellville, in the middle of the Russellville Historic District of Russellville, Kentucky, is a monument to the Confederate States of America that is on the National Register of Historic Places since July 17, 1997.

It was built in 1910 by the Camp Caldwell chapter of the United Confederate Veterans, Chapter No. 139. It features a block arch atop a pedestal, with a bronze eagle measuring two feet high and long, on top of the monument, and a Confederate soldier statue inside the arch. The base is six feet tall, constructed of limestone bricks. The arch is made of limestone, and the soldier statue, portraying a Confederate soldier wearing a slouch hat and holding a rifle, is made of bronze. On the back of the monument are the words Deo Vindice (Latin), which was the official motto of the Confederate States of America, and translates from the Latin as "With God our Vindicator".[2][3]

The location of the monument is important, as the nearby William Forst House was the site of the founding of the Confederate government of Kentucky in November 1861.[2] Over 1000 residents of Russellville served in the Army of the Confederate States of America, compared to 500 who served in the Union Army of the United States of America. The Forst House still stands today.[4]

On July 17, 1997, the Confederate Monument in Russellville 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.[5]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ a b Russellville, Ky. Trailsrus.com
  3. ^ Brent, Joseph Confederate Monument in Russellville NRHP Nomination Form Sec.7, p. 1.
  4. ^ Cronan, Mary. Russellville Historic District NRHP Nomination form (Kentucky Heritage Council, 1976) Sec.8, p. 2.
  5. ^ 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.