Charles S. Hanson

ID: 1092
This file appears in: Battle at Lebanon

Kentuckian Lieutenant Colonel Charles S. Hanson, shown here, commanded the Union forces at Lebanon during the battle. Courtesy of the Bluegrass Heritage Museum.

This file appears in: Battle at Lebanon

By Tim Talbott
Historical Marker #600 notes a Civil War battle that occurred in Lebanon on July 5, 1863. During the Civil War, Lebanon’s location in central Kentucky proved to be a strategic point for both Union…