Race to Richmond

Race to Richmond (HML23)

Location: Richmond, KY 40475 Madison County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 42.769', W 84° 16.141'

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The Union Line Breaks

The Confederates destroyed the Union line at Duncannon Road. They hit Cruft's brigade with a rolling musket volley, reloaded, jumped the fence and scattered his line. Manson's brigade fared no better. The 71st Indiana Infantry lost so many officers that it almost ceased to exist as an organized unit. The spent Union line crumbled and the Federal troops bolted toward Richmond. Civilian sightseers fleeing the battlefield were engulfed by the frenzied retreat, making a bad situation worse.

"The flying masses drifted up the road and through the fields in the direction of Richmond" Gen. Cruft reported. "General Manson and myself rode forward, endeavoring to say the flight and panic in every possible way. Our respective staff officers and some of the field officers of the various commands nobly assisted in the hopeless task."

It was late afternoon when the remnants of the demoralized Union army regrouped on the south edge of Richmond, in and near the cemetery. The Federals were badly rattled but they were not ready to concede defeat just yet.
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HM NumberHML23
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Placed ByCivil War Discovery Trail
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Date Added Monday, September 29th, 2014 at 4:49pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 740728 N 4177463
Decimal Degrees37.71281667, -84.26901667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 42.769', W 84° 16.141'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 42' 46.14" N, 84° 16' 8.46" W
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Area Code(s)859
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1732-1758 US-25, Richmond KY 40475, US
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