Cassius Clay

ID: 1762
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Cassius Marcellus Clay, pictured here, was the uncle of Confederate Lt. Colonel Ezekiel Clay, who was wounded at the skirmish in Paintsville. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.

This file appears in: Mission Accomplished

By McKenzie Martin
Historical Marker #556 in Johnson County remembers a Civil War skirmish at Paintsville, which led to the subsequent engagement at Half Mountain in Magoffin County. On April 12, 1864, Union Colonel…