Eli Houston Murray, USA (1843-1896)

ID: 2865
This file appears in: Battle of Sacramento

Murray was the leader of the Union forces that met with Nathan B. Forrest’s Confederate cavalry near Sacramento, KY. Murray later became governor of the Utah territory (1880-1886). Courtesy of Utah Division of State History.

This file appears in: Battle of Sacramento

By Whitney Todd
Historical marker #523 in McLean County recounts the surprise attack by Confederate forces on Union troops near Sacramento, Kentucky. The Battle of Sacramento was Confederate Colonel (later general)…