Confederate Monument at Crab Orchard
Confederate Monument at Crab Orchard, War memorial at Crab Orchard Cemetery, Kentucky, United States.
The Confederate Monument features a 10-foot tall white marble obelisk surrounded by 21 graves of soldiers from several Southern states.
The monument was constructed in 1872 to commemorate Confederate soldiers who died during the Battle of Wildcat Mountain in the Civil War.
The memorial includes inscriptions in Latin and English on different sides, with carved details representing the Confederate flag in marble.
Visitors can locate the monument half a mile east of the intersection between Kentucky Routes 39 and 643 in Lincoln County.
The structure contains graves of military personnel from four different states: Kentucky, Georgia, Tennessee, and Texas, who were reinterred at this location in 1871.
Location: Kentucky
Inception: 1872
Made from material: marble
GPS coordinates: 37.46444,-84.50278
Latest update: March 7, 2025 04:00
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