Morgan and his Raiders
— Woodsonville, 1861 —
The arrival of Federal troops into Lexington, Kentucky in fall 1861 prompted Lexington native John Hunt Morgan to assemble a band of 17 armed men on horseback to support the Southern cause. The "Lexington Rifle" then rode into south central Kentucky to join Brigadier General Simon Bolivar Buckner's command picking up 200 more recruits along the way. Morgan and his raw cavalry went into training camp here at Woodsonville, learning drill and tactics. He made headquarters on this site in the old Green River Baptist Church, and on the steps of the church was sworn into the Confederate army in October by Major William P. Johnston, son of General Albert Sidney Johnston.| HM Number | HMQS5 |
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| Placed By | Battle for the Bridge Historic Preserve |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Sunday, September 7th, 2014 at 1:39pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16S E 598608 N 4123980 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 37.25716667, -85.88800000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 37° 15.43', W 85° 53.28' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 37° 15' 25.80" N, 85° 53' 16.80" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 270 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 370 Charlie Dowling Rd, Munfordville KY 42765, US |
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