Martyrs Monument in Midway
National Register of Historic Places

Martyrs Monument in Midway

Midway, Woodford County, Kentucky
Listed
July 16, 1997
Type
Object
Period
Colonial
Ref No.
97000663

About this property

The Martyrs Monument in Midway, located in Midway City Cemetery outside Midway, Kentucky, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 17, 1997, as part of the Civil War Monuments of Kentucky Multiple Property Submission. It honors four Confederate prisoners who were killed due to the standing order of Union General over Kentucky Stephen G. Burbridge, known as Order No. 59, which declared: "Whenever an unarmed Union citizen is murdered, four guerrillas will be selected from the prison and publicly shot to death at the most convenient place near the scene of the outrages." The Confederate prisoners, whose names were M. Jackson, J. Jackson, C. Rissinger, and N. Adams, were executed on November 5, 1864, northeast of Midway, the precise location of which is unknown. This was due to the actions of Sue Mundy, a former trooper under John Hunt Morgan who terrorized Union forces in Kentucky during the later years of the American Civil War. They were buried in shallow graves originally, then re-buried in a Presbyterian cemetery, and finally in 1890 moved to their current location, with the dedication of the Martyrs Monument.

Location

Midway, Woodford County, Kentucky
38.14806, -84.69430

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Martyrs Monument in Midway was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 16, 1997.

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Martyrs Monument in Midway is classified as a object in the National Register of Historic Places.

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