Confederate Martyrs Monument in Jeffersontown, Louisville
Facts and practical information
The Confederate Martyrs Monument at the Jeffersontown City Cemetery in Jeffersontown, Kentucky, marks where four Confederate soldiers were executed "without cause or trial". Their execution was under Order 59, created by Union General Stephen G. Burbridge, known as "Butcher Burbridge" in Kentucky, which called for the execution of four Confederate prisoners for every unarmed Union citizen killed. The total number of executions performed as a result of this order was fifty. The four soldiers commemorated on the stone were Wilson P. Lilly, Rev. Sherwood Hatley, Lindsay Duke Buckner and M. Blincoe. ()
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Confederate Martyrs Monument in Jeffersontown – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Mall St. Matthews, Oxmoor Center, Southeast Christian Church, Highview Baptist Church.