The Lloyd Tilghman Memorial by Henry H. Kitson was unveiled in Paducah, Kentucky in 1909.
The bronze statue depicts the Confederate General in a double breasted tunic coat with his hand on his sword. On the pedestal is inscribed “Brigadier General Lloyd Tilghman C.S.A. killed at the Battle of Champion’s Hill, Mississippi, May 16, 1863,” and “To the faithful sons of the Confederate States of America who gave all to uphold Constitutional Liberty and States’ Rights.”
In August 2017, following the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, a petition was posted to Change.org to remove the Confederate statue. Actions were not taken at that time, but there were renewed calls in July 2020. Following a series of national protests against police brutality and racism in policing, a another petition was posted to Change.org to remove the Confederate statue. As of December 2020, it still is on public display.
The photos and description of the Lloyd Tilghman Memorial are part of materials from its registration form for the National Register of Historic Places.
