Confederate Monument of Bowling Green
N 36° 59.527 W 086° 25.167
16S E 551660 N 4094155
Located in Fairview Cemetery, has soldiers buried nearby.
Waymark Code: WME9Y
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 06/05/2006
Views: 8
To the Confederate Dead 1861-1865
Erected by the Citizens of Warren Co
AD 1875
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This monument was created due to the efforts George B Payne
In 1875 Payne lived in Topeka, Kansas. During the civil War Payne was a private in the 4th Kentucky Infantry. He served as a courier for Gen John c Breckenridge and spent time during the war in Bowling Green.
Payne sought a fitting monument to honor those confederate soldiers buried in Bowling Green. At his insistance the Warren County Monumental Association was formed. thomas H Hines, 9th Kentucky Cavalry of John Hunt Morgan;s command, served as the president of the Association. A subscription drive was begun in 1875 and the monument was dedicated on May 2, 1876.
At the dedication ceremony over 10,000 people gathered to hear the speeches. The oration was delivered by WCP Breckenridge, former colonel iof the 9th Kentucky Cavalry and an important figure in Confederate Veterans Associations in Kentucky.
The monument cost $1,500. It was designed and created locally using white limestone. There are more than 70 soldiers buried around the obelisk. Their bodies are buried in unique concentric cirsles around this impressive limestone shaft.
County / Borough / Parish: Warren
Year listed: 1997
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event
Periods of significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Historic function: Recreation And Culture: Monument/Marker
Current function: Recreation And Culture: Monument/Marker
Privately owned?: no
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Street address: Not listed
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 1: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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