Painting, the 1862 Battle of Cynthiana
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This painting depicts the 1862 Battle of Cynthiana, which pitted John Hunt Morgan's Confederate cavalry against Unionist home guard. This painting, commissioned by the American Hotels Commission, was probably a WPA project. Courtesy the Kentucky Historical Society.
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The Battles of Cynthiana
Historical Marker #2312 commemorates two battles that John Hunt Morgan fought in Cynthiana during the Civil War.
In the summer of 1862, Confederate raider John Hunt Morgan launched his first major raid into Kentucky. The famed "Thunderbolt…