Timeline of Kentucky in the Civil War

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[edit] 1861

[edit] Spring and Summer 1861

  • early May, 1861 • Delegates from 5 Jackson Purchase counties meet in Mayfield along with delegates of 12 Tennessee counties to discuss secession, but the plan is abandoned following Tennessee's secession.
  • May 16, 1861 • Neutrality resolution adopted by Unionist-dominated legislature, though governor Beriah Magoffin was an advocate of secession.
  • May 20, 1861 • Kentucky, trying to remain neutral in the American Civil War, issues a proclamation asking both sides to stay off Kentucky soil.

[edit] Winter 1861

  • December 10, 1861 • Kentucky is accepted as the 13th Confederate state.

[edit] 1862

[edit] 1863

  • General Hugh Ewing assumes command of Louisville.

[edit] 1864

[edit] Notes


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