ARMY OF SIX
N 37° 19.860 W 087° 30.462
16S E 455023 N 4131713
ARMY OF SIX ON THE CORNER OF ...Arch & Spring Sts., Madisonville, kY.
Waymark Code: WM90J3
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 06/09/2010
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Union troops, 300, ordered to burn the CSA Madisonville sympathizers' homes, 1862; withdrew, bluffed by CSA Gen. Adam Johnson and six men. CSA went on to Henderson, crossed river to Newburg, taking medical supplies, arms and rations for the Confederates. Johnson and his Breckinridge Guards became famous for daring raids until he was blinded in battle, 1864.
Marker Name: ARMY OF SIX
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number (for official markers): 1103
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY... KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
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