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Several wars that have directly affected the region including the French and Indian War (1754–1763), American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), Northwest Indian War (1785–1795), Tecumseh's War (1811–1812), War of 1812 (1812–1814), and the American Civil War (1861–1865).
There were many battles fought in Kentucky. Here’s a brief overview of the 13 Civil War battles fought in this state. 1. Barbourville (September 19, 1861) Victory: Confederate. Deaths: 1 Union and 7 Confederate. As a point of reference, this could be seen as the first Civil War battle in Kentucky.
Confederate Brig. Gen. Felix Zollicoffer entered Kentucky in mid-September intending to relieve pressure on Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston and his troops by conducting raids and generally constituting a threat to Union forces and sympathizers in the area.
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, ...
CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS AND SAILORS SYSTEM. Kentucky Battles from Dyer's Compendium. 1861. Engagement. USA Units (Dyer) CSA Units (Crute) Sept. 3. Occupation, Hickman and Columbus. By Confederate forces.
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.
The largest and last major battle in the Kentucky Campaign, the Battle of Perryville, pitted Gen. Braxton Bragg's Confederate army against Gen. Don Carlos Buell's Union army.
