CIVIL WAR ACTION
N 37° 32.262 W 088° 03.885
16S E 405932 N 4155056
Every Inhabitant of this PRO-Southern town was taken prisoner by the crew of a Union gunboat.
Waymark Code: WMKDA1
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 03/24/2014
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CIVIL WAR ACTION
EVERY INHABITANT OF THIS PRO-SOUTHERN TOWN WAS TAKEN PRISONER BY THE CREW OF A UNION GUNBOAT. JULY 26, 1862. ALL WERE RELEASED EXCEPT 19 MEN WHO WERE TAKEN TO EVANSVILLE,IND., AS HOSTAGES TO GUARANTEE PAYMENT OF $35,000 DAMAGES DONE BY REBEL GUERRILLAS.
Marker Name: CIVIL WAR ACTION
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number (for official markers): 187
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
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