Paducah, 1861

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This file appears in: Colonel A. P. Thompson
Paducah, 1861

An 1861 view of Paducah that shows a Union gunboat and soldiers on shore. The image originally appeared in "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper" in September 1861. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: Colonel A. P. Thompson

By Sanders
Historical Marker #963 in Paducah marks the death of Confederate Colonel A. P. Thompson, who was killed while attacking his hometown. Born in Green County on March 3, 1829, Thompson was a Paducah lawyer who served as McCracken County's…