1818 Kentucky Map
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This 1818 map of Kentucky shows the importance of the rivers in the western part of the state as potential arteries of invasion for the Union army. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.
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Encounter at Burnt Mill
Historical Marker #1915 in Webster County notes a September 15, 1861, skirmish between local Confederate-sympathizing militia troops and a Union force.
Although Kentucky had officially declared armed neutrality in May 1861, by early September…