Thursday, June 20, 2013

July 18, 1862---The Battle of Cynthiana, Kentucky



JULY 18, 1862:           

 The Battle of Cynthiana, Kentucky. 

John Hunt Morgan’s Rebel riders raided the town of Cynthiana in northern Kentucky, which was defended by one brass cannon and 340 Yankee troops. Fighting in the streets of the town see-sawed bloodily for a while, until the surviving Union troops retreated. 

The Rebels scooped up a large number of prisoners. The Rebels lost about 40 men killed and wounded, while the Yankees lost over 70 shot, in addition to the prisoners.


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