Skirmish Here - Sandy Hook, KY
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member silverquill
N 38° 04.121 W 083° 09.742
17S E 310316 N 4215643
This historical marker is located just south of Sandy Hook, Kentucky, on Route 7. It marks a small burial ground where there are about about 20 graves of those who died in this skirmish.
Waymark Code: WM3Q3N
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 05/03/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member snfromky
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SKIRMISH HERE

This burial ground is the final resting place of seven unnamed soldiers who were killed in a Civil War skirmish here in late Sept. 1862, between forces of USA Gen. George W. Morgan and CSA Gen. John Hunt Morgan. Union forces retreating from Cumberland Gap to Greenup were harassed by Confederates from West Liberty, thru here, to Grayson. See map.


Marker Name: Skirmish Here

Marker Location: Roadside

Type of Marker: Battle (war)

Marker Number (for official markers): 711

Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society Kentucky Department of Highways
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