Latham Confederate Monument
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snfromky
N 36° 52.465 W 087° 28.846
16S E 457152 N 4081049
A monument to 101 unknown Confederate dead buried in Hopkinsville, KY.
Waymark Code: WMH9G
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 07/13/2006
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Located in Riverside Cemetery, Hopkinsville KY, this monument honors 101 unknown Confederate soldiers who died during an epidemic of the “Black Measles” of 1861-1862. John C. Latham, born in Hopkinsville but living in New York, gave the City of Hopkinsville funds to remove 101 Confederate soldiers from scattered graves and rebury them in the lot designated for the monument. Latham, a Confederate veteran, initially proposed a plot for the remains of Confederate and Union soldiers. The plan was modified when it was determined that most Federal soldiers had already been reinterred at National Cemetery at Fort Donelson.
Street address:
530 North Main
Hopkinsville, KY USA
42240
County / Borough / Parish: Christian
Year listed: 1997
Historic (Areas of) Significance: A memorial to Confederate dead buried in Hopkinsville, KY.
Periods of significance: 1861 to present
Historic function: Cemetery
Current function: Cemetery
Privately owned?: no
Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2006 To: 12/31/2006
Hours of operation: From: 9:00 AM To: 5:00 PM
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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