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Castleman, John B., Monument
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| Location: | Louisville, Kentucky |
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| Built: | 1913 |
| Architectural style: | No Style Listed |
| Governing body: | Local |
| MPS: | Civil War Monuments of Kentucky MPS |
| NRHP Reference#: |
97000690 [1] |
| Added to NRHP: | July 17, 1997 |
The John B. Castleman Monument, within the Cherokee Triangle of Louisville, Kentucky, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 17, 1997, as part of the Civil War Monuments of Kentucky MPS.
It honors John Breckinridge Castleman, who was a Confederate officer during the American Civil War, and later an U.S. Army officer in charge of the Louisville Legion, and fought in the Spanish-American War.
Only this monument and the John Hunt Morgan Memorial in Lexington, Kentucky are Civil War monuments in Kentucky with equestrians. As he founded the American Saddlebred Horse Association, he is seen here in civilian clothing rather than military garb. The horse which Castleman rides on the statue was based on his beloved mare, Carolina. The statue is made of bronze, and rests on a granite pedestal. It stands 15-feet high, with a base of 12x20 feet.[2]