Leech Letter, Kentucky Historical Society
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Thomas F. Leech of the 33nd Kentucky Infantry Regiment wrote this letter, which describes the difficult retreat from Cumberland Gap north to the Ohio River. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.
This file appears in: A Masterful Retreat
A Masterful Retreat
Historical Marker #637 in Carter County notes the route of retreat north from Cumberland Gap made by Union General George W. Morgan's Union force during the fall of 1862.
That September, Confederate troops led by General Carter L. Stevenson…