General Humphrey Marshall

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General Humphrey Marshall

General Marshall commanded Confederate troops to evacuate Paintsville upon the arrival of Union forces in January 1862. Courtesy of the University of Kentucky.

This file appears in: War on the Big Sandy

By McKenzie Martin
Historical Marker #608 in Johnson County commemorates arrival of Union troops in Paintsville in January 1862. That month, those soldiers fought in the Battle of Middle Creek in Floyd County, which proved to be an important Union victory. In…