Paris, 1862

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This file appears in: CSA at Paris, 1862
Paris, 1862

This woodcut made from a drawing shows Paris, Kentucky, in 1862. Courtesy of Hopewell Museum.

This file appears in: CSA at Paris, 1862

By Hopewell Museum
Historical Marker #696 in Paris tells the story of famed Confederate raider, John Hunt Morgan, who rode into Paris on July 18, 1862, after a furious battle that defeated a larger Union force the day before, 14 miles north at Cynthiana. Morgan…