Confederate Monument of Bardstown

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The Confederate Monument of Bardstown, in Bardstown, Kentucky was erected in 1904 in the Bardstown/St. Joseph's Cemetery to honor the sacrifice of 67 Confederate soldiers who died as martyrs during the American Civil War, 17 of which are unknown. Most were under the command of Major General Braxton Bragg who died in 1862 in conflicts around Bardstown. It was dedicated by the J. Crepps Wickliffe Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. The base is made of limestone, and the statue of the Confederate soldier was made of zinc.

The inscription reads:

Lord God of hosts, Be with us yet;
Lest we forget, Lest we forget.
Marble tells not of their valor's worth,
Nameless, they rest in quiet earth.

We care not whence they came,
Dear is their lifeless clay;
Whether unknown, or known to fame,
their cause and country still the same,
they died and wore the gray.

It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. In September/October of 1999 the Sons of Confederate Veterans endeavors to restore/erect gravemarkers.

[edit] See also

• Kentucky in the Civil War

[edit] External links

• SCV article on the Monument Includes list of known Confederate soldiers buried in the hallowed ground.
• List of the dead

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