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Kentucky Civil War Map of Battles. On October 8, 1862, Union and Confederate forces clashed near Perryville, Kentucky, in what would be the largest battle ever fought on Kentucky soil. The western campaigns cost the Confederacy vast territories, the manufacturing of Nashville, the financial center of New Orleans, communication hub Corinth, ...
As a prominent city in one of the four "Border States," Lexington, Kentucky experienced some of the sharpest political divides in the entire country during the Civil War, as evidenced by some of the city's more prominent families.
This route will highlight Civil War activities in western Kentucky and will encompass six counties, some 20 communities, three Renaissance cities and numerous National Register districts. Interpretive markers are placed at 32 stops along the trail and an illustrated guidebook is available.
LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 222 Map of Logan's Cross Roads indicates four positions of Union and Confederate soldiers, troop camps, location of graves, roads, drainage, vegetation, houses, fences, and a few hachures.
Kentucky was a southern border state of key importance in the American Civil War. It officially declared its neutrality at the beginning of the war, but after a failed attempt by Confederate General Leonidas Polk to take the state of Kentucky for the Confederacy, the legislature petitioned the Union Army for assistance.
Kentucky Battles. from Dyer's Compendium. 1861. Engagement. USA Units (Dyer) CSA Units (Crute) Sept. 3. Occupation, Hickman and Columbus. By Confederate forces.
Cleburne and Churchill met Manson's brigade along the Richmond-Kingston Pike on August 29. The next day, the Confederates attacked and pushed Manson, reinforced by Cruft, northward towards Richmond. The modern day visitor center and museum are located in the 1811 Rogers farmhouse.
