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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1A6J_christopher-kit-carson_Richmond-KY.html
Famous hunter, soldier and scout born near here. Carson (1809-1868) grew up in Mo.; began scouting career in Taos, N.M., at age 17. Won renown in piloting Fremont's Western expeditions; served in Mexican War. Appointed Indian agent, 1853, he was p…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1A6I_lion-of-white-hall_Richmond-KY.html
West of here is White Hall, home of Cassius M. Clay (1810-1903). For a half century, Clay was a "firebrand" in American life. Fearless abolitionist, publisher of anti-slavery paper, The True American, captain in the Mexican War, legislator and Min…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1A6G_fort-boonesborough_Richmond-KY.html
Boonesborough, "Capital of the Colony of Transylvania," was setted April, 1775, by Daniel Boone as the first fortified settlement in Kentucky. Near the fort under the "Divine Elm Tree" in May, 1775, Colonel Richard Henderson held the first legisla…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19K8_michigan-light-artillery-regiment-batteries-f-and-g_Richmond-KY.html
(Obverse Side)Michigan Light Artillery RegimentDuring the Civil War more than three thousand men served in Michigan's First Regiment of Artillery. The twelve batteries saw action in both major theaters. Unlike in infantry regiments, the six-gun ar…
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General Thomas Churchill *** Gen. Thomas James Churchill commanded the brigade of Texas dismounted cavalry that delivered the crushing blow to the Union right. Churchill had come a long way home to lead the assault. *** Thomas James Churchil…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWFY_texas-memorial_Richmond-KY.html
Texas remembers the valor and devotion of its soldiers who participated in the Battle of Richmond, Kentucky - August 29 & 30, 1862. - Here, Confederate Maj. Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith led his newly organized Confederate Army of Kentucky in an eff…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMU9H_james-b-mccreary-hall-of-justice_Richmond-KY.html
James Bennett McCreary On August 31, 1975, James Bennett McCreary, a native of Madison County, was inaugurated governor of Kentucky. While advocating peace and reconciliation, his campaign had traded on his rank of lieutenant colonel in the Con…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML58_madison-county-courthouse-1862_Richmond-KY.html
"A Ten Acre Lot Full" In the early evening hours of August 30, 1862, the weary Union soldiers fighting a running battle from Kingston to Richmond were forced to stop. Confederate cavalry had blocked the roads leading out of Richmond - the Lanca…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML55_mansons-first-line_Richmond-KY.html
Gen. Mahlon D. Manson marched south along the Old State Road (US 421) from Richmond seeking the Confederate army. As he topped the hill where Mt. Zion Church stands he began to deploy his army. Using the road as his guide, he deployed his infantry…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML54_the-confederates-crush-the-union-left_Richmond-KY.html
On August 30, 1862, the end of the Union line was anchored on the small knoll overlooking the wooded ravine on its left. From there, the line stretched to the right across US 421. It ended just south of Mt. Zion Church, the brick building on the f…
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