AUGUST 30, 1862:
The
Battle of Richmond, Kentucky.
This battle, which began on the afternoon of
August 29th, was an intense artillery and infantry duel in which
Confederate forces routed the Union troops in and around Richmond, Kentucky,
forcing open the way to Lexington and Frankfort, and a possible
re-establishment of the Kentucky Confederate State Government, which had been
in exile since its founding.
It was the most lopsided victory of the
war, made worse by its small scale. The Confederates captured over 4,300 Union
troops out of 6,500 engaged.
Total casualties were 5,353 (206 killed, 844
wounded, 4,303 captured/missing) on the Union side, 451 (78 killed, 372
wounded, 1 missing) out of 7,000 engaged on the Confederate side.
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