Battle of Richmond, Ky.

Battle of Richmond, Ky. (HMKQ6)

Location: Richmond, KY 40475 Madison County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 42.764', W 84° 16.133'

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Inscription

August 29-30, 1862

(Front):
Confederates: 12,000 Infantry, 4,000 Cavalry
Federals: 7,000 Infantry

Generals
Confederate, E. Kirby Smith
Federal, William Nelson, M.D. Manson

Losses
Confederate, 75 killed, 200 wounded
Federal, 206 killed, 844 wounded 4,303 prisoners (many men escaped) 9 pieces of artillery 10,000 stands of small arms large quantity of supplies

(Legend to Map on Back):
Madison County Kentucky
1 - Clay Home - Whitehall
2 - Republican Church - Baptist
3 - Fort Boonesborough
4 - Cane Spring Church
5 - Flatwoods Church
6 - Woodlawn
7 - Twetty's Fort
8 - Fort Estill
9 - Castlewood
10 - Jonathan Estill Home
11 - Mount Zion Church
12 - Hancock Taylor's Grave
13 - Milford - Original County Seat
14 - New Hope Church
15 - U.S. Grant House
16 - Indian Mound
17 - Kit Carson's Birthplace
18 - Original Location - Squire Boone Rock
19 - U.S. Ordnance
Details
HM NumberHMKQ6
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Year Placed1955
Placed ByFiscal Court of Madison County
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, October 8th, 2014 at 1:55pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 740740 N 4177454
Decimal Degrees37.71273333, -84.26888333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 42.764', W 84° 16.133'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 42' 45.84" N, 84° 16' 7.98" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)859
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1732-1758 US-25, Richmond KY 40475, US
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