Raiders Entered Here

Morgan's Raiders of the CSA entered Kentucky here on July 2, 1863. Union forces skirmished at Burkesville that day, followed by battles at Tebb's Bend on July 4 and Lebanon on the 5th. At Brandenburg they crossed the Ohio River on July 8 into Indiana. In northeastern Ohio, with ammunition used up, they surrendered on July 26. Imprisoned at Columbus, O., Morgan escaped on Nov. 24 and returned south.

Burkesville, Kentucky · United States