Quicksand-1864
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N 37° 32.110 W 083° 20.844
17S E 292595 N 4156832
Site of Civil War Skirmish, April, 1864.
Waymark Code: WMB2A2
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 03/26/2011
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"Part of Co. I, 14th Ky. Inf., USA attacked Confederates camped here, night of April 5, 1864. CSA loss: eight killed or wounded, three prisoners and 24 horses taken. Gen. John Hunt Morgan's CSA men, on tragic last raid into Kentucky, moved by here. After two battles at Mt. Sterling, they met defeat in Cynthiana, June 12, 1864, and retreated to Va. Map other side."
Marker Name: Quicksand-1864
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Battle (war)
Marker Number (for official markers): 841
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society
Kentucky Department of Highways
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