Union Confederate Monument

The Union Confederate Monument, also known as the Unknown Confederate Gravesite Monument,[1][2] is an outdoor Confederate memorial at Union Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri.[3][4][5] The 15-foot (4.6 m) granite obelisk monument was erected by the U.S. government in 1911 to commemorate the 15 Confederate prisoners of war buried at the site.[2] The exact location of their individual graves is unknown. The memorial includes two bronze tablets displaying the names of the prisoners, who were captured during the Battle of Westport.[1][6]

Union Confederate Monument
Union Confederate Monument
39.075966°N 94.580690°W / 39.075966; -94.580690
LocationUnion Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri
MaterialGranite sculpture
Completion date1911
The plaque tells the story.

See also

References
  1. "Union Confederate Monument Site - National Cemetery Administration". Cem.va.gov. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
  2. "Union Confederate Monument Site--Civil War Era National Cemeteries: A Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary". Nps.gov. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
  3. "Few firing complaints at Missouri's Confederate monuments: 'Just some guy on a horse'". Kansascity.com. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
  4. "Burial Place of Fifteen Confederate Soldiers Historical Marker". Hmdb.org. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
  5. "UNION CEMETERY HISTORICAL SOCIETY" (PDF). Kcparks.org. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
  6. "Kansas City". The New York Times. October 26, 1986. Retrieved August 19, 2017.


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