Johnson County
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Due to the mountainous terrain, Union and Confederate forces often followed the river valleys in eastern Kentucky in order to execute their movements. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.
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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 George W. Gallup arrived in Paintsville,…