Confederate Evacuation

ID: 1675
This file appears in: Civil War Occupations
Confederate Evacuation

When Confederate troops evacuated Bowling Green in 1862, they left a wave of destruction in their wake, burning bridges and other structures. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: Civil War Occupations

By McKenzie Martin
Historical Marker #1024 in Warren County discusses the occupation of Bowling Green by Union and Confederate forces during the Civil War. Although Kentucky officially adopted a position of neutrality at the beginning of the conflict, the policy…