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The '''Beriah Magoffin Monument''', in Spring Hill Cemetery of [[Harrodsburg, Kentucky]], commemorates [[Beriah Magoffin]], who was [[governor of Kentucky]] when the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] started. Although sympathetic to [[Ordinance of Secession|secession]], he sought to retain neutrality for Kentucky for the conflict, until pro-[[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] forces compelled him to resign from the governorship.<ref name=brent>{{Cite journal|title=National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Submission: Civil War Monuments in Kentucky, 1865-1935|url={{NRHP url|id=64500229}} |format=pdf|date=January 8, 1997 |author=Joseph E. Brent |publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>

The '''Beriah Magoffin Monument''', in Spring Hill Cemetery of [[Harrodsburg, Kentucky]], commemorates [[Beriah Magoffin]], who was [[governor of Kentucky]] when the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] started. Although sympathetic to [[Ordinance of Secession|secession]], he sought to retain neutrality for Kentucky for the conflict, until pro-[[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] forces compelled him to resign from the governorship.<ref name=brent>{{Cite journal|title=National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Submission: Civil War Monuments in Kentucky, 1865-1935|url={{NRHP url|id=64500229}} |format=pdf|date=January 8, 1997 |author=Joseph E. Brent |publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>