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Ket: A State Divided: Exploring the Civil War Through Images
A State Divided: Exploring the Civil War Through Images includes 75 images related to the Civil War in Kentucky, ranging from medals and photographs to portraits and weapons. The goal is to provide images of artworks, artifacts,...
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Home of the American Civil War: Patrick Ronayne Cleburne
The only Irish-born Confederate officer, Patrick Ronayne Cleburne was known as the "Stonewall of the West." Find out about his remarkable skills as a commander. From "Who Was Who in the Civil War" by Stewart Sifakis.
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Home of the American Civil War: Border States in the Civil War
From "The Historical Times Encyclopedia of the Civil War" is this explanation of the critical importance of the border states and why the Lincoln administration worked to keep these states as part of the Union.
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Kentucky Historical Society: Kentucky Military Treasures
A collection of personal stories, illustrated with artifacts, documents, and photographs, that exemplifies the military experiences of Kentuckians in America's wars, beginning with the War of 1812. Requires Adobe Flash.
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Eastern Kentucky's Civil War Battles and Skirmishes [Pdf]
Brief information about sixteen battles and skirmishes that took place in Eastern Kentucky between 1861 and 1864. [PDF]
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Etc: Maps Etc: Campaigns Around Perryville Kentucky, 1862
A map of the Kentucky and Tennessee region showing the western area of operations around Perryville, Kentucky, during the American Civil War (1862). The map shows state boundaries, major cities and towns, forts, and rivers in the area....
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Etc: Kentucky and West Virginia, 1861 1865
A map of the parts of Kentucky and West Virginia, where some early battles of the American Civil War were fought. The map shows terrain features, rivers, railroads, and the cities and towns of Cincinnati, Philippi, Rich Mountain,...
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Etc: Field Operations in Kentucky and Tennessee, 1861 1865
A map showing the field operations in Kentucky and Tennessee during the American Civil War (1861-1865). The map shows major cities and towns, forts, railroads, campaign routes, and rivers of the area.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Kentucky: Perryville Battlefield
Site of largest battle in Kentucky during the American Civil War.
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Etc: Maps Etc: The Theatre of Western Campaigns, 1861 1865
A map showing the Theatre of Western Campaigns in the American Civil War. The map includes parts of the states of Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and North Carolina, and...
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Etc: The United States Secession, 1860 1861
A map showing the secession of the Confederate States from the Union, from the secession of South Carolina (December 20, 1860) to the secession of Tennessee (June 8, 1861). The map is color-coded to show the Federal States and territory...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Battle of Perryville, October 8, 1862
A plan of the Battle of Perryville (Battle of Chaplin Hills), Kentucky, on October 8, 1862, at the end of the Confederate Heartland Offensive. The map shows the location of Perryville, the Chaplin River, Mackville Pike, Springfield Pike,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General John H. Morgan
General Morgan, born in Huntsville, Ala., June 1st, 1826, died near Greeneville, Tenn., September 4th, 1864. He served in the War with Mexico as first lieutenant in a cavalry regiment. At the opening of the Civil War he entered the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General Thomas L. Crittenden
General Crittenden, born in Russellville, Ky., May 15th, 1815, studied law under his father, was admitted to the bar, and became Commonwealth's Attorney in Kentucky in 1842. He served in the Mexican War as lieutenant colonel of Kentucky...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: John C. Breckinridge
General John C. Breckinridge (1821 - 1875) was a lawyer, U.S. Representative and Senator from Kentucky, the 14th Vice President of the United States, Southern Democratic candidate for President in 1860, a Confederate general in the Civil...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: John Cabell Breckinridge
John Cabell Breckinridge was a lawyer, U.S. Representative, Senator from Kentucky, Vice President of the United States, Southern Democratic candidate for President in 1860, a Confederate general in the American Civil War, and the last...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Felix Kirk Zollicoffer
Felix Kirk Zollicoffer (May 19, 1812 - January 19, 1862) was a newspaperman, three-term United States Congressman from Tennessee, officer in the United States Army, and a Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War. He...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General John Buford
General Buford, born in Kentucky in 1825, died in Washington, D. C., December 16th, 1863, was graduated at the United States Military Academy in 1848; was appointed brevet second lieutenant in the First Dragoons, and served on the plains...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Lovell Harrison Rousseau
Lovell Harrison Rousseau (August 4, 1818 - January 7, 1869) was a general in the United States and Union Armies during the American Civil War and a successful lawyer and politician in both Kentucky and Indiana.