Colonel Robert A. Smith Monument
Colonel Robert A. Smith Monument, Civil War monument in Munfordville, United States
The Colonel Robert A. Smith Monument stands 25 feet tall, constructed from white Gothic limestone and weighs 35 tons in Hart County, Kentucky.
The monument marks the location where Colonel Smith of the 10th Mississippi Infantry Regiment died during the Battle of Munfordville in September 1862.
Six marble monuments near the main obelisk commemorate different Mississippi Regiments that participated in the Battle of Munfordville.
The memorial stands on private property surrounded by an iron fence, located east of CSX railroad tracks and south of the Green River bridge.
The limestone obelisk ranks as the second-largest single-stone monument in the United States, following only Cleopatra's Needle.
Location: Hart County
Inception: 1885
GPS coordinates: 37.25754,-85.89565
Latest update: March 3, 2025 01:25
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