BGuthrie Photos: KY -- Green River Lake

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1. GRIVER_100605_001.JPG: The Atkinson-Griffin House An 1840 log structure, this 1 1/2 story double-pen log house served as a Confederate Hospital after the battle of Tebbs Bend, fought on July 4, 1863. Visitors can view a diorama of the battle, and view weapons and other Civil war memorabilia. The Atkinson-Griffin House can be viewed at the US Army Corp of Engineers Visitors Center at Green River Lake.
2. GRIVER_100605_006.JPG: Confederate Hospital: Atkinson-Griffin House: (Civil War Discovery Trail sign) Built circa 1840, this double-pen log house originally stood on the Campbellsville-Columbia Turnpike. The occupants of the house witnessed thousands of soldiers and hundreds of wagons and supplies from both northern and southern armies move up and down the turnpike during the Civil War. The builder of the house, Joel Dupoy Atkinson, was dead by the time the war broke out. His widow, Virginia Griffin Atkinson, still lived here. A daughter, Martha Rebecca Atkinson, married James Madison Griffin in 1858, and they came to live with her mother during the war. This house was located 440 yards from the site of the Battle of Tebbs Bend at Green River which occurred on Saturday morning, July 4, 1863. Engaged in the 3-1/2 hour bloody battle were three regiments of Confederate cavalry under Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan and five companies of 25th Michigan Infantry, commanded by Colonel Orlando H. Moore. After the battle, many of the dead and injured Confederate soldiers were brought here. The most seriously injured soldiers were placed on the porch. Men drilled holes in the porch floor to allow the blood to run through to the ground. Soldiers with less serious wounds were brought into the parlor and one of the bedrooms. Bloodstains can still be seen in the upstairs bedroom. That the situation was critical for the Confederate forces is evident from the fact the General Morgan left behind three surgeons, WB Anderson, JF Keiser, and Edwin M Sheppard, to care for the wounded. They, along with other captured Confederates, were subsequently taken by the Federals to the Louisville Military Prison.
3. GRIVER_100605_032.JPG: View of the post-war dam near the house. Construction began in April 1964 and the dam was completed in June 1969
4. GRIVER_100605_062.JPG: Diorama of the battle
5. GRIVER_100605_066.JPG: Blood stains upstairs
6. GRIVER_100605_077.JPG: Camp Site: 25th Michigan Infantry, USA (Civil War Discovery Trail sign) In 1863, Tebbs Bend Road was part of the Lebanon-Campbellsville-Columbia Turnpike. A quarter of a mile from here, this important north-south transportation route crossed the Green River. The knoll in the field in front of you was the campsite of the 25th Michigan Infantry. On June 11, 1863, five companies of Colonel Orlando H. Moore's 25th Michigan departed Louisville by train for Lebanon, KY, the terminus of the railroad line. An estimated 237 of Colonel Moore's soldiers disembarked in Lebanon and marched 28 miles down the turnpike, arriving at this campsite late Saturday, June 13. Surrounded by a dense forest, they quickly set about establishing a camp. Although they had been issued shelter tends in Louisville, they slept in the open that first night. Pvt. Dirk Van Raalte wrote his parents: "Even though we are in the middle of thick woods, our duty is to guard a bridge crossing the Green River." Confederate forces commanded by General John Hunt Morgan had burned the original Green River Bridge and Federal Stockade on January 1, 1863, on Morgan's Christmas Raid. Now, in late June 1863, several days of sustained rains caused the green River to overflow its banks, seriously damaging a newly-built wooden bridge, which the 8th Michigan Infantry has constructed. A more ominous threat to the bridge came when rumors abounded that General Morgan with several thousand seasoned troops was planning the Great Raid into Kentucky. On June 26, 1863, Pvt. John A. Wilterdink wrote home: "Everything is quiet here. There are no rebels to be seen. I hope they leave us alone because our group is small." However, the next day, two rebel scouts were captured. Fearing the daring Confederate raider was planning to use this route on his return to Kentucky, Colonel Moore then enlisted the mounted infantrymen to scout and armed them with Enfield rifles that he took from convalescing soldiers. Realizing that there were no federal reinforcements closer than thirty miles away, Colonel Moore set about preparing his small force to oppose Morgan's Confederate cavalry. On July 3, 1863, Companies D, E, F, I, and K vacated this campsite on the north side of Green River, and occupied a position on the south side of Green River where the anticipated battle took place at sunrise the following morning, July 4, 1863. The men slept in a new kind of shelter which they called a "dog tent." It consisted of two pieces of cloth about 4x7 feet and fastened with buttons. These were strung over a low ridge pole and made a shelter for two or three men. Each soldier in the infantry carried one half of the tend as he marched. Colonel Moore's 25th Michigan Infantry was called the "white gloves regiment." They were drilled as regular troops, trained to respond to the bugle and drum, and were used in many dress parades and funerals of Union officers when stationed in Louisville. While serving as provost marshal of that city, Colonel Moore clashed with his commanding officer, Brig. General Jeremiah Boyle. In order to punish Moore, Boyle ordered half the regiment to remain in Louisville under Lt. Col. Benjamin Orcutt and ordered "half a regiment 25th" to this remote outpost in central Kentucky -- right in the path of Morgan's Men. An experienced Indian fighter in the West, Moore ordered his men to build a fort across the road on the southern approach. Rebel scouts could hear the sound of axes and falling trees on the night of July 3. "I did not move my command from where it was encamped on the north side of the river until Morgan's advance had entered Columbia... I then moved forward to occupy the ground I had previously selected... on the south side of the river." Pvt. Wulf Van Apeldoorn was hopeful that high water from recent rains would protect them: "It is good that we have high water because the rebels cannot come across." On July 2, 1863, Confederate Commander John Hunt Morgan shocked many of the Union commanders by successfully crossing the Cumberland River at Burkesville, forty-two miles south of here, with 2,460 troops, four pieces of artillery, and a commissary train. Pvt. Johannes Van Lente wrote: "At night around 8:30pm, our adjutant gave us the news that the Rebels were only 2 miles away and that all of us had to cross the River, which was done in a short course of time. Our noble and courageous Colonel had us lined up and asked us if we were all 'as cool as cucumbers.' And if we were ready to look our enemy in the eye. He said, 'Well, boys, the way we fortified ourselves, we can defeat 2,000. Don't be afraid.' " Morgan's men captured a sick officer, Sgt. Norris H. Merrill, who informed the Rebels that Union reinforcements were on the way. In fact, no Northern troops were closer than thirty miles. Merrill was paroled by CSA Colonel Basil Duke in Campbellsville.
7. GRIVER_100605_082.JPG: Federal Hospital Sublett Inn and Stagecoach Stop Stage lines, carrying mail and passengers, were used throughout south central Kentucky to connect to the railroads. Inns along the route were sometimes better known that the villages and towns through which the coaches passed. The Sublett Inn lodged travelers for over sixty years and provided fresh horses for the stage from a barn located across the road from the inn. In a building near the barn, tobacco was put in hogsheads for shipping down the Green River from Sublett Landing. Many of the rooms were double bedded; and strangers often slept in the same bed. A late arrival often bedded down on the floor before the fire. The Subletts charged a daily fee of fifty cents for bed, breakfast, supper, and animal care. Sarah Elizabeth Page (1860-1953) married William Henry Sublett (1846-1921), son of James Allen and Nancy Sublett. She commented on her work at the Sublett Inn, "I have cooked more meals by candle light than all the women in the neighborhood have cooked in the daylight." Campbellsville to Columbia Stagecoach Bob Parrott, stage hand, and J.R. Barbee, driver and owner of the stagecoach, were photographed about 1910. Stage drivers, who were highly respected, brought news, carried packages and notices, and shopped for country people in town. Wounded Officers and Men of the 25th Michigan Infantry, USA The Battle of Tebbs Bend Green River Bridge Some of the wounded were kept at the Sublett House, but most were taken to hospitals in Campbellsville and Louisville. The muster records of the 25th Michigan at the National Archives and a letter of the Chief Surgeon of the regiment, Bolivar Barnum, in the Niles Republican, August 1, 1863, provided the following information: Company D 1 Sgt. Harvey C. Lambert elbow joint; hospital, Louisville Cpl. Simon Young severe shoulder wound; hospital, Louisville; transferred to Invalid Corps Pvt. Bruce Beebe hand, side; hospital, Louisville Pvt. Gillespie M. Parsons thigh; hospital, Louisville Pvt. Samuel Stecker instep, hospital, Louisville, discharged because of wounds Pvt. Jonathan Walburt chest; hospital, Louisville Pvt. Henry Beebe thigh; died Aug. 22 at Lockport, MI Company E Sgt. Joseph Gault arm; discharged Dec. 7, 1863 Pvt. Richard W. Baxter shoulder; rejoined troops Pvt. Thomas E. Preston ear; rejoined troops Pvt. Orin White arm; transferred to Invalid Corps Pvt. George W. Hicks arm, knee, and leg; arm amputated; died of wounds July 20, 1863, Campbellsville Company F 2Lt. Arthur M. Twombly ankle; discharged on disability 2Sgt. Irving Paddock hips; hospital, Louisville 3Sgt. Henry Bond right-arm; hospital, Campbellsville 1Cpl Henry F. Garmon thigh, arm; hospital, Louisville; discharged Dec. 7, 1863 for gunshot wounds at Tebbs Bend. 7Cpl. Julius Webb forearm; hospital, Louisville; rejoined troops 8Cpl. George Bement right ankle; hospital, Louisville; rejoined troops Pvt. Arbuth M. Next forearm amputated, hospital, Louisville; discharged, wounds, Tebbs Bend. Pvt. Isaac Smith ankle; hospital, Louisville; transferred to Invalid Corps Pvt. Marcus Tuttle hand; hospital, Louisville; transferred to Invalid Corps Pvt. Thomas Woods cheek, mouth; hospital, Louisville; transferred to Invalid Corps Company I Pvt. Jan Veen slightly wounded Company K Pvt. Hiram H. Dunham taken to hospital in Louisville; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps. Another source says he died in Campbellsville, Sept. 30, 1863. Prv. Nathan Schofield served as a nurse to the wounded and Pvt. Dirk Van Raalte was appointed hospital steward. Van Raalte wrote home to his father, July 12, 1863 from Campbellsville: "We are now here with the wounded and are waiting for the ambulances. Then we will go to Lebanon." Large Federal hospitals were located in Lebanon, 20 miles from Campbellsville. From Lebanon the wounded were transported by rail to one of the Louisville Military Hospitals. Sublett House as Federal Hospital The story-and-a-half log house on the east (left) side of the road served as the Federal hospital following the July 4, 1863 Battle of Tebbs Bend, which took place one mile from here, down the old turnpike. The 16 foot square structure was built in 1849 by James Aublett (1822 - 1875) and originally had a dirt floor which was later covered by ash flooring. The log interior was lined with vertical, tongue-and-groove boards. Originally there was a single chimney made of earth and wood. Later three rock chimneys were added and the exterior logs were covered with weatherboarding. On New Year's Day, 1863, James Allen Sublett witnessed the burning of Green River Bridge by Confederate forces under the command of General John Hunt Morgan during his Christmas Raid. According to the Louisville Daily Journal, the Confederates removed large quantities of corn from the Sublett property. During this action the guns of Battery M, 1st Illinois Light Artillery, which were pursuing Morgan, fired 16 rounds in the direction of the bridge. One of the shots landed in the yard of the Sublett house. Later General Morgan's forces returned to the region in July 1863 during his Great Raid into Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. The Sublett family was well known to the Union forces in the area and was often visited by Union officers camped in this valley and on the hill overlooking their home. Wounded Union troops were brought here from the field hospital after the battle. James Allen Sublett and his wife Nancy cared for them. He also helped bury the Confederate dead on the battlefield. James Robert Sublett (1893 - 1983) grandson of James Allen Sublett, recalled "At least six soldiers were brought here, placed in an upstairs bedroom, and nursed by grandmother."
8. GRIVER_100605_092.JPG: John Hunt Morgan: John Hunt Morgan was born to Calvin and Henrietta Hunt Morgan in this house [photo] in Huntsville, Alabama, on June 1, 1825. After serving in the Mexican War (1846-1948), Morgan settled in Lexington, Kentucky. He entered into business with a friend, Sanders Bruce, the son of a wealthy manufacturing family. On November 21, 1848, at Christ Church Episcopal in Lexington, John Hunt Morgan married the lovely Rebecca Bruce, the sister of her business partner. Rebecca died on July 21, 1861, after a long illness. The couple had one stillborn son. Mattie Ready of Murfreesboro, Tennessee and John Hunt Morgan were married on December 14, 1862. Their first daughter lived just one day. Their second daughter, Johnnie, was born after Morgan's death. John Hunt Morgan was killed in Greenville, Tennessee on September 4, 1864,during a Federal assault on his headquarters. In 1868, the Morgan family moved John Hunt's body from Richmond, Virginia to Lexington, Kentucky. This statue [photo] of John Hunt Morgan was erected in front of the Fayette County Courthouse in Lexington, Kentucky in 1911. A crowd of 10,000 attended the dedication.
9. GRIVER_100605_168.JPG: Battlefield at Tebbs Bend Camp on Green River, July 4, 1863 Maj. Genl. Han[???] I have the honor to report that I have had a battle with the rebel Genl. John Morgan. I engaged his forces about a mile and a half from Green River bridge on the Columbia [???] this morning at three and half oclock. Early in the engagement he opened on our Breastworks and after firing [???] a shot disabling two of my men he sent a flag of truce with the following dispatch --- Maj. Gens. Morgan's Division in field in front of Green river stockade July 4th, 1863. To the commanding officer Federal forces at Stockade Near Green River [???] Ky. Sir In the name of the confederate states government,I demand an immediate and unconditional surrender of the entire force under your command together with the stockade. I am very respy John H. Morgan
10. GRIVER_100605_194.JPG: Before the house was restored to its wartime appearance
11. GRIVER_100605_198.JPG: Atkinson-Griffin Log House Many log houses in Kentucky sit hidden under clapboards and aluminum siding. Covered by both fabrics and fronting, the road from Columbia to Campbellsville, this double-pen V-notched log house was built about 1840 by Joel D. Atkinson. The property remained in the Atkinson-Griffin family for over one hundred years, until 1932. The parents of ten children, Joel and Virginia Griffin Atkinson would have been considered planters. Possessing 645 acres by 1850, the Atkinson Saw Mill, and 20 slaves. During the Civil War, this log house stood on the Campbellsville-Columbia Turnpike within sight of the Battle of Tebbs Bend which occurred in Taylor County July 4, 1863. Confederate General John Hunt Morgan's forces passes [sic] the house on the way to engage Union Colonel Orlando Moore's small band of troops about 1/2 mile away. After the Confederate defeat, one of the upstairs bedrooms of this house served as a hospital for the Confederate wounded. Purportedly, on some of the original wide-planked ash boards are the bloodstains of the Confederate soldiers. The last owners of the house were Mr. and Mrs. E.W. Quinn who generously donated the structure via the Taylor County Historical Society to the Corps of Engineers in 1979.
12. GRIVER_100605_244.JPG: James Madison Griffin (1816-1912) Photograph made ca. 1908 The son of Harrison Griffin and Annie Crosby, James Madison Griffin was born in Virginia. He died at the age of 95 years, 9 months, of pneumonia.
13. GRIVER_100605_247.JPG: Martha Rebecca Atkinson Griffin (1838-1922) Photograph made ca. 1908 The daughter of Joel Atkinson, Martha Rebecca Atkinson married James Madison Griffin February 11, 1858.
14. GRIVER_100605_252.JPG: The Griffin Family Reunion 25 October 1908
15. GRIVER_100605_264.JPG: Friendship Quilt: This Friendship Quilt was made by friends of James Madison and Martha Atkinson Griffin and was given to Henry and Mattie Nall Griffin in the early 1900s. Later it was given to their eldest daughter, Mary Griffin Berry of Oklahoma. The quilt and display case were contributed to Atkinson & Griffin log cabin by desendants of Henry and Mattie Nall Griffin June 13, 1999.
16. GRIVER_100605_281.JPG: That's where the Atkinson house is in the diorama
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