Carlisle in Robertson County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Unknown Heros of the Battle of the Blue Licks
Photographed By Craig Doda, January 6, 2021
1. Unknown Heros of the Battle of the Blue Licks Marker
side 1
Inscription.
Unknown Heros of the Battle of the Blue Licks. . , Side 1 , "No historian, who will give a faithful account of the settlement and transactions of this country, will omit to speak of the battle and the place at which it was fought." , Court of Appeals of Kentucky
To the unknown heroes who took part in the Battle of the Blue Licks
This last battle of the Revolution was fought between 182 Kentuckians, commanded by Colonel John Todd, on the American side, and about 240 Indians and Canadians. commanded by Captain William Caldwell on the British side.
Shawnees and Delawares
Side 2 , "So valiantly did our small party fight that, to the memory of those who unfortunately fell in the battle, enough of honour cannot be paid , ...Daniel Boone
Colonel-Commandant , John Todd (Killed)
Lieutenant-Colonels , Daniel Boone - Stephen Trigg (Killed)
Majors , Edward Bulger (Died of Wounds) - Silas Harlan (Killed) - Hugh McGary - Levi Todd
Captains , John Allison - John Bulger (Killed) - Samuel Johnson - Gabriel Madison - Clough Overton (Killed) - John Gordon (Killed) - Joseph Kincaid (Killed) - William McBride (Killed) - Robert Patterson
Lieutenants , William Givins (Killed) - John Kennedy (Killed) - Thomas Hinson (Killed) - James McGuire (Killed) - Barnett Rogers (Killed)
Ensign , John McMurtry (Captured)
Commissary , Joseph Lindsay (Killed)
Dedicated August 19, 1928
This monument, the gift of a grateful commonwealth. Commemorates the heroic pioneers, who, in defense of Kentucky, here fought and fell in the Battle of the Blue Licks, August 19, 1782
Side 3 , They advanced in three divisions, in good order, and gave us a volley and stood to it very well for some time". , William Caldwell
Privates Who Escaped
Thomas Acres - William Aldridge - Elijah Allen - James Allen - Abraham Bowman - Robert Bowmar - Thomas Brooks - James Coburn (Wounded) - Jacob Coffman - Joseph Collins - Edward Corn - William Custer - Richard Davis - Theodorus Davis - Peter Dierly - Thomas Ficklin - Henry French - Henry Grider - Jeremiah Gullion - William Barbee - Squire Boone, Jr. (Wounded) - George Corn - Whitfield Craig - Thomas Gist - James Graham - Peter Harget - James M. January - Wainright Lea- James McCullough - Andrew Morgan - John Morgan - John Pitman- Aaron Reynolds - Lewis Rose (Captured) - Joseph Scholl - Samuel Scott - Andrew Steele - Thomas Stevenson - James Swart - James Twyman - James Elijah Woods (Captured) - Bartlett Searcy - John Searcy - William Shott - Anthony Sowdusky - John Summers - Samuel Boone - Benjamin A. Cooper - Jerry Craig - William Feld - Edward Graham - Squire Grant - benjamin hayden - James Kincaid - James McBride - William May - James Morgan (Captured but Escaped) - Benjamin Netherland - James Ray - James Rose - Abraham Scholl - Peter Scholl - John Smith - Jacob Stevens - Jacob Stucker - Henry Wilson - Jesse Yocum (Captured) - Robert Scott - George Smith - Samuel Shortridge - Edmund Singleton - Josian Wr. Son - Samuel Woods - John Hambleton - John Hart - James Hays - James Harrod - Henry Higgins - John Hinch - Charles Hunter - Jacob Hunter - Ephraim January - William Lam John Little - James McConnell - Mordecal Morgan - Henry Nixon - James Norton - Matthew Patterson - John Peake - Alexander Penlin - Robert Poague - Elisha Pruett - Andrew Rule
Wyandots and Mingoes
Side 4 , "The men who fought the Battle of the Blue Licks were as well qualified from experience to face the Indians as any body of men that were ever collected". , ...Robert Patterson
Privates Who Were Killed
Charles Black - Israel Boone - Esau Corn - John Douglass - Charles Ferguson - John Folley - John Fry - Jervis Green - Francis Harper - William Harris - Francis McBride - Isaac McCracken - Henry Miller - John Nutt - Drury Polley - William Robertson - James Smith - John Stapleton - Val. Stern - William Stewart - John Willson - John Wilson - Thomas Farrier - John Jolly - Joseph Oldfield - Samuel Brannon - James Brown (Surveyor) - Hugh Cunningham - William Eads - Ezekiel Field - Daniel Foster - "Little" James Graham - Daniel Greggs - Matthew Harper - James Ledgerwood (Captured and Killed) - Andrew McConnell - Gilbert Marshall - John Nelson - John Oneal - John Price - Matthias Rose - William Smith - William Stephens - John Stevenson - Richard Tomlinson - Israel Wilson - Matthew Wylie - William Shannon - Archibald Woods
Ottawas and Chippewas . This memorial was erected in 1928. It is in Carlisle in Robertson County Kentucky
Side 1
"No historian, who will give a faithful account of
the settlement and transactions of this country,
will omit to speak of the battle and the place at
which it was fought."
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
To the unknown heroes
who took part in the
Battle of the Blue Licks
This last battle of the Revolution
was fought between 182 Kentuckians,
commanded by Colonel John Todd,
on the American side,
and about 240 Indians and Canadians.
commanded by Captain William Caldwell
on the British side.
Shawnees and Delawares
Side 2
"So valiantly did our small party fight that,
to the memory of those who unfortunately fell
in the battle, enough of honour cannot be paid
...Daniel Boone
Colonel-Commandant
John Todd (Killed)
Lieutenant-Colonels
Daniel Boone -
Stephen Trigg (Killed)
Majors
Edward Bulger
(Died of Wounds) -
Silas Harlan
(Killed) -
Hugh McGary -
Levi Todd
Captains
John Allison -
John Bulger (Killed) -
Samuel Johnson -
Gabriel Madison -
Clough Overton (Killed) -
John Gordon (Killed) -
Joseph Kincaid (Killed) -
William
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McBride (Killed) -
Robert Patterson
Lieutenants
William Givins (Killed) -
John Kennedy (Killed) -
Thomas Hinson (Killed) -
James McGuire (Killed) -
Barnett Rogers (Killed)
Ensign
John McMurtry (Captured)
Commissary
Joseph Lindsay (Killed)
Dedicated August 19, 1928
This monument, the gift of a grateful commonwealth. Commemorates
the heroic pioneers, who, in defense of Kentucky, here fought and fell
in the Battle of the Blue Licks, August 19, 1782
Side 3
They advanced in three divisions, in good order,
and gave us a volley and stood to it very well
for some time".
William Caldwell
Privates Who Escaped
Thomas Acres -
William Aldridge -
Elijah Allen -
James Allen -
Abraham Bowman -
Robert
Bowmar -
Thomas
Brooks -
James Coburn
(Wounded) -
Jacob
Coffman -
Joseph
Collins -
Edward Corn -
William
Custer -
Richard
Davis -
Theodorus
Davis -
Peter Dierly -
Thomas
Ficklin -
Henry French -
Henry Grider -
Jeremiah
Gullion -
William Barbee -
Squire Boone, Jr.
(Wounded) -
George Corn -
Whitfield Craig -
Thomas Gist -
James Graham -
Peter Harget -
James M. January -
Wainright Lea-
James McCullough -
Andrew Morgan -
John Morgan -
John Pitman-
Aaron Reynolds -
Lewis Rose (Captured) -
Joseph Scholl -
Samuel Scott -
Andrew Steele -
Thomas Stevenson -
James Swart -
James
Photographed By Craig Doda, January 6, 2021
2. Unknown Heros of the Battle of the Blue Licks Marker
side 2
Twyman -
James Elijah Woods
(Captured) -
Bartlett Searcy -
John Searcy -
William Shott -
Anthony Sowdusky -
John Summers -
Samuel Boone -
Benjamin A. Cooper -
Jerry Craig -
William Feld -
Edward Graham -
Squire Grant -
benjamin hayden -
James Kincaid -
James McBride -
William May -
James Morgan
(Captured but Escaped) -
Benjamin Netherland -
James Ray -
James Rose -
Abraham Scholl -
Peter Scholl -
John Smith -
Jacob Stevens -
Jacob Stucker -
Henry Wilson -
Jesse Yocum
(Captured) -
Robert Scott -
George Smith -
Samuel Shortridge -
Edmund Singleton -
Josian Wr. Son -
Samuel Woods -
John
Hambleton -
John Hart -
James Hays -
James Harrod -
Henry Higgins -
John Hinch -
Charles
Hunter -
Jacob Hunter -
Ephraim
January -
William Lam
John Little -
James
McConnell -
Mordecal
Morgan -
Henry Nixon -
James Norton -
Matthew
Patterson -
John Peake -
Alexander
Penlin -
Robert
Poague -
Elisha Pruett -
Andrew Rule
Wyandots and Mingoes
Side 4
"The men who fought the Battle of the Blue Licks
were as well qualified from experience to face the
Indians as any body of men that were ever collected".
...Robert Patterson
Privates Who Were Killed
Charles Black -
Israel Boone -
Esau Corn -
John Douglass -
Charles Ferguson -
John Folley -
John Fry -
Jervis Green -
Francis Harper -
William Harris
Photographed By Craig Doda, January 6, 2021
3. Unknown Heros of the Battle of the Blue Licks Marker
side 3
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Francis McBride -
Isaac McCracken -
Henry Miller -
John Nutt -
Drury Polley -
William Robertson -
James Smith -
John Stapleton -
Val. Stern -
William Stewart -
John Willson -
John Wilson -
Thomas Farrier -
John Jolly -
Joseph Oldfield -
Samuel Brannon -
James Brown (Surveyor) -
Hugh Cunningham -
William Eads -
Ezekiel Field -
Daniel Foster -
"Little" James Graham -
Daniel Greggs -
Matthew Harper -
James Ledgerwood
(Captured & Killed) -
Andrew McConnell -
Gilbert Marshall -
John Nelson -
John Oneal -
John Price -
Matthias Rose -
William Smith -
William Stephens -
John Stevenson -
Richard Tomlinson -
Israel Wilson -
Matthew Wylie -
William Shannon -
Archibald Woods
Location. 38° 26.033′ N, 83° 59.5′ W. Marker is in Carlisle, Kentucky, in Robertson County. Memorial is on Maysville Road (U.S. 68), on the right when traveling south. On the grounds of the Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Carlisle KY 40311, United States of America. Touch for directions.
5. Unknown Heros of the Battle of the Blue Licks Marker
Photographed By Craig Doda, January 6, 2021
6. Unknown Heros of the Battle of the Blue Licks Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 9, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 758 times since then and 319 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 9, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
