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The battle ultimately resulted in a victory by Union forces over the raiders and ended Morgan's Last Kentucky Raid in defeat. Morgan's command had previously captured the town in the First Battle of Cynthiana, July 17, 1862. At dawn on June 11, 1864, Brig. Gen. John H. Morgan approached Cynthiana with 1,200 cavalrymen.
Cynthiana: 18: Wesley Roberts House: Wesley Roberts House: November 10, 1982 : 113-115 N. Main St. Cynthiana: 19: Second Battle of Cynthiana Battlefield: Second Battle of Cynthiana Battlefield: September 6, 2002
The Confederate Monument in Cynthiana is located on the outer edge of Cynthiana, Kentucky in Battle Grove Cemetery. It was the first monument to the Confederate States of America dedicated in the State of Kentucky , and long believed to be the first Confederate memorial anywhere. [ 2 ]
Battle of Mt. Sterling: June 8–9, 1864 Mt. Sterling, Kentucky: American Civil War Morgan's Raid into Kentucky: 87 [disputed] [18] United States of America vs Confederate States of America Battle of Cynthiana [19] June 11–12, 1864 Cynthiana, Kentucky: American Civil War Morgan's Raid into Kentucky United States of America vs Confederate ...
The Lost Evidence is a television program on the History Channel which uses three-dimensional landscapes, reconnaissance photos, eyewitness testimony and documents to reevaluate and recreate key battles of World War II.
Harrison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky.As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,692. [1] Its county seat is Cynthiana. [2] The county was founded in 1793 and named for Colonel Benjamin Harrison, an advocate for Kentucky statehood, framer of the Kentucky Constitution, and Kentucky legislator.
Cynthiana is located in southern Harrison County. U.S. Routes 27 and 62 pass through the city, passing west of the downtown area. US 27 leads north 56 miles (90 km) to Cincinnati and south 14 miles (23 km) to Paris, while US 62 leads northeast 46 miles (74 km) to Maysville and southwest 21 miles (34 km) to Georgetown.
Only the Confederate Monument in Cynthiana in Cynthiana, Kentucky has been at the same place longer, with the 32nd Indiana Monument the only other monument in Kentucky older than the two. [2] [3] [4] In June 2007 the monument was again dedicated in a ceremony that included then Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher, the U.S. Army, Shriners, and a ...