Kentucky timeline
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Siege of Boonesborough
Gunfire was exchanged over the next several days. After the initial flurry of shooting, Boone—who reemerged as the natural leader even though as a... Read more
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Bird's Invasion of Kentucky
From Fort Detroit, Captain Henry Bird of the 8th Regiment of Foot led an American Indian army of 1000 men, accompanied by a 150 white men (Regulars... Read more
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Battle of Blue Licks
The Kentuckians reached the Licking River on the morning of August 19, near a spring and salt lick known as the Lower Blue Licks. On the other side... Read more
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Kentucky is the 15th State Admitted to the Union
The tenth constitutional convention convened in Danville in April, 1792. The session lasted only fourteen working days, but the delegates drafted... Read more
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Jefferson Davis is Born
Davis was the youngest of the ten children of Samuel Emory Davis (Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 1756 – July 4, 1824) and wife... Read more
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Abraham Lincoln is Born
Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, to Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks, two uneducated farmers, in a one-room log cabin on the 348-acre... Read more
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Davis Enters the Catholic School of Saint Thomas at St. Rose Priory
One thing Samuel preached to his children was “knowledge is power.” Perhaps as the result in the break in his own education, Samuel stressed the... Read more
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Davis Attends Transylvania University
Davis went on to Jefferson College at Washington, Mississippi, in 1818, and to Transylvania University at Lexington, Kentucky, in 1821. In 1824,... Read more
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Davis Marries Sarah Knox Taylor
Sarah Knox Taylor, the daughter of future president Zachary Taylor and Margaret Mackall Smith Taylor, was born at Fort Knox in Vincennes, Indiana,... Read more
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Battle of Barbourville
Other Names: None Location: Knox County Campaign: Kentucky Confederate Offensive (1861) Date(s): September 19, 1861 Principal... Read more
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Battle of Camp Wildcat - Confederates Chased from Cumberland Gap
The Battle of Camp Wildcat (also known as Wildcat Mountain and Camp Wild Cat) was one of the early engagements of the American Civil War. It... Read more
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Battle of Ivy Mountain
Other Names: Ivy Creek, Ivy Narrows Location: Floyd County Campaign: Kentucky Confederate Offensive (1861) Date(s): November 8-9,... Read more
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Battle of Rowlett's Station
Other Names: Woodsonville, Green River Location: Hart County Campaign: Kentucky Confederate Offensive (1861) Date(s): December 17,... Read more
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Union Army Claims Strategic Victory in Eastern Kentucky
The Battle of Middle Creek was an engagement in southeastern Kentucky during the American Civil War. The battle, along with the battle of Mill... Read more
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Battle of Middle Creek
Other Names: None Location: Floyd County Campaign: Offensive in Eastern Kentucky (1862) Date(s): January 10, 1862 Principal Commanders:... Read more
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Confederate Defensive Line in Eastern Kentucky Further Weakened
The Battle of Mill Springs, also known as the Battle of Fishing Creek in Confederate terminology, and the Battle of Logan's Cross Roads in Union... Read more
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Battle of Fort Henry Opens Tennessee River to Union Control
The Battle of Fort Henry was fought on February 6, 1862, in western Tennessee, during the American Civil War. It was the first important victory... Read more
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Battle of Richmond, KY
The Battle of Richmond, Kentucky — took place on and around what is now the grounds of the Blue Grass Army Depot, outside Richmond, Kentucky. In... Read more
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Battle of Munfordville
Description: In the 1862 Confederate offensive into Kentucky, Gen. Braxton Bragg’s army left Chattanooga, Tennessee, in late August. Followed by... Read more
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Battle of Perryville
Other Names: None Location: Boyle County Campaign: Confederate Heartland Offensive (1862) Date(s): October 8, 1862 Principal... Read more
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Battle of Tebbs Bend
The Battle of Tebbs' Bend (or Tebbs Bend or Green River) was fought on July 4, 1863, near the Green River in Taylor County, Kentucky during... Read more
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Battle of Paducah
Description: In March 1864, Forrest set out from Columbus, Mississippi, with a force of less than 3,000 men on a multipurpose expedition (recruit,... Read more
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Battle of Cynthiana
Other Names: Kellar’s Bridge Location: Harrison County Campaign: Morgan’s Raid into Kentucky (1864) Date(s): June 11-12, 1864 Principal... Read more
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Ohio River Flood of 1937
For 19 days -- from Jan. 18 until Feb. 5 -- the swirling, muddy waters of the Ohio leapt riverbanks and blanketed one-sixth of a city paralyzed by... Read more
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American Airlines' Flagship Ohio Crashes, Killing 18
Flight 63 originated at and left Cleveland about 17:42.The flight was cleared to Memphis with intermediate stops scheduled at Columbus, Dayton,... Read more