Confederate Governor George W. Johnson

ID: 1542
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Johnson was the first of Kentucky's two Confederate Governors after the creation of a states rights Provisional Government in November 1861, and its acceptance into the Confederacy later that same year. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

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By McKenzie Martin
Historical Marker #610 memorializes George W. Johnson, the first Confederate governor of Kentucky, at his home in Scott County. Born in 1811 in Scott County, Johnson practiced law in Georgetown…