The Hockersmith House /Madisonville, Kentucky
N 37° 19.493 W 087° 29.742
16S E 456082 N 4131028
The Hockersmith House in Madisonville, Kentucky home of L.D. Hockersmith.
Waymark Code: WM70V8
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 08/16/2009
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The Hockersmith House,
Home of L.D. Hockersmith, Capt., 10th Ky., Gen. John Hunt Morgan's Cavalry, CSA. Hockersmith captured by Federal troops during Morgan;s Ohio raid, July 20, 1863. Held with Morgan in Ohio State Prison at Columbus. Hlped dig tunnel by which he and five other officers escaped with Morgan on Nov. 27, 1863. This escape was one of most daring of all time.
Marker Name: THE HOCKERSMITH HOUSE
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number (for official markers): 1425
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY,,,, KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
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