Courthouse Burned Marker

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Owingsville in Bath County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Courthouse Burned

By Karl Stelly, April 12, 2009

1. Courthouse Burned Marker

Inscription. Twenty-two Kentucky courthouses were burned during the Civil War, nineteen in last fifteen months: twelve by Confederates, eight by guerillas, two by Union accident. See map on reverse side.

March 21, 1864, Union troops fled courthouse here as CSA force came up. Overheated stove started fire, burning building. Guerillas burned many county records Dec. 4.

(Map Caption on Reverse):

-Route of Brig. Gen. Hylan B. Lyon.

-Courthouses burned on Lyon's raid.

-Other courthouses which were burned as an incident to the war.

Erected 1963 by The Kentucky Historical Society & the Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 592.)

Location. 38° 8.65′ N, 83° 45.854′ W. Marker is in Owingsville, Kentucky, in Bath County. Marker can be reached from West Main Street (U.S. 60). Click for map. The marker is located in back of the courthouse, on the South side, next to the parking area. Marker is at or near this postal address: 17 West Main Street, Owingsville KY 40360, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 2 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Bath County (here, next to this marker); Capt. John “Jack” Jouett, Jr. (here, next to this marker).

Locations of twenty-two courthouses in Kentucky burned during Civil War Photo, Click for full size

By Karl Stelly

2. Locations of twenty-two courthouses in Kentucky burned during Civil War

The Bath County Courthouse Photo, Click for full size

By Karl Stelly, April 12, 2009

3. The Bath County Courthouse

This view is taken facing to the South.

Credits. This page originally submitted on January 8, 2010, by Karl Stelly of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 996 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 8, 2010, by Karl Stelly of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.