Partisan Rangers
N 37° 25.043 W 087° 28.922
16S E 457346 N 4141284
Partisan Rangers in Hanson,Ky. ...in City Park, at Sunset Rd., KY 260 W
Waymark Code: WM90JC
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 06/09/2010
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Civil War Confederate irregular troops operated in western Ky. These Partisan Rangers, under Brig. Gen. Adam R. Johnson, fought skirmishes and disrupted Union communications and supply lines. Among Hopkins Countians serving were 2 brothers from Hanson-James Waller, who was killed, and J.S., who later urged reconciliation.
Presented by Citizens for Historic Preservation.
Marker Name: Partisan Rangers
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number (for official markers): 1971
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY....KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
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