• Pound Gap is a gap in the Cumberland Mountains between Wise County, Virginia, and Letcher County, Kentucky. • It was strategically important as a potential Union invasion route into Southwest Virginia and as an avenue for Confederate invasion into eastern Kentucky • The mountain pass changed hands several times throughout the war • A […]
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The Battle of Tebbs Bend is one of five major engagements associated with Confederate Gen. John Hunt Morgan’s Great Raid in the summer of 1863. Visitors can learn the history while visiting key sites along the Tebbs Bend Battlefield Trail. The three-mile loop has a North and South Entrance onto Ky Hwy 55. On the
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Marker is in Pound Gap, Kentucky, in Letcher County. Memorial can be reached from U.S. 23, on the right when traveling north. It is just inside the Kentucky state line, at the Civil War Memorial. Parking is available at the memorial.
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The park is open year-round and offers a captivating learning experience documenting the first battle of the Civil War in Kentucky that resulted in casualties from both Confederate and Union troops. The park was dedicated in 2008 to the memory of the men who participated in the Battle of Barbourville and all the nation’s Civil
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Mill Springs Battlefield National Cemetery is the burial site of Union soldiers killed in the Jan. 19, 1862, Civil War battle. The visitor center and museum utilize multimedia technology and primary-resource books to tell the story of the battle. Regular events include a living history weekend and a ghost walk. A 10-stop driving tour of
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At more than 175 years old, the Brown-Lanier House has an expansive history connected to the Mill, the Battle of Mill Springs and Wayne County. It is available for tours and rentals for special events from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Guided Tours Take a walk through history, as you learn about this American frontier home and
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The story about the battle begins January 10, 1862, when an unknown colonel, James A. Garfield (who would later be President of the United States), leads the Union soldiers against the experience of Brig. Gen. Humphrey Marshall and his Confederate soldiers. Join us as we revisit the facts and explain why and how this battle
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Final resting place of famed Hatfield-McCoy Feud chieftain Randolph McCoy and family members. Graves of soldiers from the Revolutionary War, Civil War, Spanish-American War and World War I may be found there. Botanical gardens, walking trail and overlook.
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