1860s
1860's
Events
Boone County
September 25,
1862 - Leading elements of
Morgan's Raiders, local Confederate colonel Basil Duke captures Federal troops at
Snow's Pond.
Kentucky
1860 - Gov. Beriah Magoffin signs the bill in to law establishing the Kentucky State Guard.
1863 - Martial law is declared in order to help protect the Louisville and Nashville Railroad from Confederate attack.
October 8,
1862 - The Battle of Perryville begins. This battle would prove to be the bloodiest ever to occur on Kentucky soil.
U.S. & World
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