Roy Stuart Cluke - Winchester KY
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Don.Morfe
N 38° 00.083 W 084° 16.883
16S E 738704 N 4209456
Site of home and farm from which Cluke enlisted in the Confederate army. Commissioned Colonel of 8th Regt. Ky. Cavalry CSA, Sept. 1862.
Waymark Code: WM128PD
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 03/30/2020
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Roy Stuart Cluke-Site of home and farm from which Cluke enlisted in the Confederate army. Commissioned Colonel of 8th Regt. Ky. Cavalry CSA, Sept. 1862. Immediate action in Ky. won the confidence of Gen. John H. Morgan; was with Morgan in Dec. 1862 and July 1863 raids when captured in Ohio. He died December 31, 1863, in U.S. prison, age 39. Buried near Morgan in Lexington Cemetery.
Location: Memorial is on Colby Road (KY1927) west of Basin Springs Road, Winchester KY 40391.
Marker Name: Roy Stuart Cluke
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Person
Marker Number (for official markers): 679
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society-Kentucky Department of Highways.
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