Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The Monument, during restoration
Location
Louisville, Kentucky
Built
December 1861 or January 1862 (December 1861 or January 1862)
Architect
Adolph Bloettner
MPS
Civil War Monuments of Kentucky MPS
NRHP reference No.
97000688[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP
July 17, 1997
Removed from NRHP
November 19, 2010
The 32nd Indiana Monument, also known as the August Bloedner Monument, honors the Union soldiers of the 32nd Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment, also known as Indiana's "1st German" regiment, who died in the Battle of Rowlett's Station on December 17, 1861, near Munfordville, Kentucky. Originally placed at Fort Willich, near Munfordville, in January 1862, the monument was moved to Cave Hill National Cemetery at Louisville, Kentucky, in June 1867. Due to its fragile condition, the monument was removed from the national cemetery in 2008. After undergoing conservation treatment at the University of Louisville, it was placed on display at the Frazier History Museum lobby in August 2010. Although it is no longer in its original location, the 32nd Indiana Monument is generally considered to be the oldest surviving memorial to the American Civil War. A replacement monument at Cave Hill National Cemetery was dedicated in December 2011.
^"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
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