Near Salyersville in Magoffin County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Civil War Action

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 19, 2022

1. Civil War Action Marker

Inscription. On mission to clear area of CSA forces, Col. Geo. W. Gallup with USA troops repulsed Confederate attack led by Lt. Colonel E. F. Clay at Paintsville April 13, 1864, and pursued enemy to this point. Union men attacked next day. Clay was mortally wounded: CSA suffered 60 casualties and 60 men, 200 horses, 400 saddles, 300 small-arms taken. USA sustained only slight losses.

Erected 1963 by Kentucky Historical Society • Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 566.)

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 April 13, 1864.

Location. 37° 38.811′ N, 82° 59.897′ W. Marker is near Salyersville, Kentucky, in Magoffin County. It is on South Puncheon Creek (Kentucky Route 1760) east of Southeast Licking River Road ( Route 7), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Salyersville KY 41465, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kentucky and in the Cumberland Plateau.

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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Reuben Patrick Grave (approx. 4½ miles away); Daniel Boone’s Salt Lick (approx. 6.9 miles away); Boone Salt Springs (approx. 6.9 miles away); First Settlement

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(approx. 8.1 miles away); Legends in Blue and Gray (approx. 8.2 miles away); a different marker also named First Settlement (approx. 8.2 miles away); Ivy Point Skirmishes (approx. 8.2 miles away); Magoffin County Sesquicentennial Anniversary (approx. 8.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Salyersville.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 19, 2022

2. Civil War Action Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 6, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 439 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 6, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.