Crab Orchard in Lincoln County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

On Confederate Routes

Photographed by Tom Bosse, April 12, 2017

1. On Confederate Routes Marker (Front)

Inscription.
CSA Gen. J.H. Morgan's cavalry on first Kentucky raid, returning from Cynthiana, burned Dix River bridge above here and camped on July 20, 1862. Burned 120 USA wagons here and at Somerset. See map on other side. After battle of Perryville Oct. 8, 1862, CSA retired to Bryantsville. Then retreated in two columns to Tenn. One of them moved thru here.

Erected 1964 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 685.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 20, 1862.

Location. 37° 27.754′ N, 84° 30.61′ W. Marker is in Crab Orchard, Kentucky, in Lincoln County. It is on Stanford Street (Kentucky Route 2750) east of Walnut Street, on the right when traveling west. Located in front of Crab Orchard Christian Church. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Crab Orchard KY 40419, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s The Knobs.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Grand Gateway to Kentucky (approx. ¼ mile away); Crab Orchard Cemetery Confederate Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Crab Orchard Springs (approx. half a mile

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away); A View from Sportsman’s Hill (approx. 2 miles away); Sportsman's Hill (approx. 2 miles away); Where Racing Turned Around (approx. 2 miles away); The Legacy of Sportsman’s Hill at Crab Orchard (approx. 2 miles away); A Little Bit to Eat at the Race (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Crab Orchard.

On Confederate Routes Marker (Back) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, April 12, 2017

2. On Confederate Routes Marker (Back)

Confederate Raids and Invasions and a Federal Retreat in Kentucky

On Confederate Routes Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, April 12, 2017

3. On Confederate Routes Marker

General John Hunt Morgan image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse

4. General John Hunt Morgan

Credits. This page was last revised on November 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 9, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 440 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 9, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.