Licking River, Cynthiana
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Morgan's men battled Burbridge's Union troops just outside Cynthiana near the banks of the Licking River. Confederate troops crossed the river during their retreat through eastern Kentucky back to Virginia. Courtesy of the University of Kentucky.
This file appears in: Morgan's Last Raid
Morgan's Last Raid
Historical Marker #700 in Johnson County commemorates John Hunt Morgan's 1864 retreat through Paintsville to Virginia. This was during Morgan's last Kentucky raid during the Civil War.
Morgan's command consisted of approximately…