Richard Robinson home, headquarters for Camp Dick Robinson

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In August 1861, Union authorities established a recruiting camp on the farm of Richard Robinson, a Garrard County Unionist. Called "Camp Dick Robinson," many of the state's early Union regiments were recruited there. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

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By Sanders
Historical Marker #1750 commemorates Camp Dick Robinson, a Garrard County recruiting camp that was instrumental in keeping Kentucky in the Union. Established on the farm of Richard Robinson in…