This Union/Confederate Veteran’s Monument by was unveiled in Morganville, Kentucky in 1907.
Standing 18 feet, this zinc monument depicts a Union Soldier with a kepi cap, a winter coat, and a rifile atop a pedestal. Just below the soldier on the pedestal on the face of the monument is an inscribed plaque that reads; “This monument erected by the citizens of Morgantown and vicinity – May, 1907.”
On the other three sides of the monument are raised faces of Abraham Lincoln, U. S. Grant and Joseph Wheeler. Lower on the base are inscribed numerous names of both Union and Confederate veterans from Butler County. This is one of only two monuments in Kentucky created to honor soldiers on both sides. An inscription on the monument read “One country, One Flag.”
This photo and description of the Union/Confederate Veteran’s Monument Morgantown, KY are part of materials from the its nomination form for the National Register of Historic Places.
