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Kentucky - September 1861:
Trust No One:
The Civil War erupted at Fort Sumpter [sic] South Carolina on April 12, 1861. Despite promises from both sides to respect Kentucky's neutrality, by September Union and Confederate troops had marched across the borders. Rumors flew of coming attacks and secret plots.
Confederates Attack While the Union Plans: On September 19th, Confederate forces destroyed a Union recruiting camp near Barbourville, Kentucky.
Meanwhile, at the urging of President Lincoln, Union troops began gathering at Camp Dick Robinson to launch an expedition into east Tennessee.
"... the Confederate States of America neither intends nor desires to disturb the neutrality of Kentucky."
-- Jefferson Davis, August 28, 1861
"I must cordially emphasize with.. the wish to preserve the peace of my own native state, Kentucky..."
-- Abraham Lincoln, August 24, 1861 |