The Cumberland River near Pineville

ID: 109
This file appears in: Camp Wildcat

Before the Battle of Camp Wildcat, Confederate General Felix Zollicoffer's soldiers camped at Cumberland Ford, or present-day Pineville. They then advanced and attacked Union troops at Camp Wildcat near London. Courtesy the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: Camp Wildcat

By Talbott
Historical Marker #1919 commemorates the Battle of Camp Wildcat, which was fought near London, Kentucky, in October 1861. During the early stages of the Civil War, both sides actively recruited…