Elizabethtown in Hardin County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Morgan's Second Raid

Photographed by Robert H. Moore, II, August 14, 2009

1. Morgan's Second Raid Marker

Inscription. North of here, Morgan's Raiders destroyed two of the most important L & N R.R. trestles Dec. 28, 1862, rendering line impassable for two months. Circling this area, they returned to Tenn. on Jan, 2, 1863. In eleven days they destroyed $2,000,000 in U.S. property, wrecked L & N line from Munfordville to Shepherdsville, and captured, then paroled, 1,877 prisoners.

Erected by Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 525.)

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 month for this entry is January 1963.

Location. 37° 41.332′ N, 85° 51.254′ W. Marker is in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, in Hardin County. It is on Dixie Highway East (U.S. 31W), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Elizabethtown KY 42701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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 walking distance of this marker: Bond-Washington School / Julius Rosenwald Fund (here, next to this marker); Elizabethtown Battle (here, next to this marker); Three Forts (here, next to this marker); Elizabethtown City Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); The Battle for Elizabethtown

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(a few steps from this marker); Hardin County Confederates (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lincoln-Haycraft Memorial Bridge (about 700 feet away); "Make a Street Fight Out of It" (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elizabethtown.

More about this marker. Though this is not one of the approximately 15 markers listed on the "John Hunt Morgan Heritage Trail in Kentucky" markers series, it does relate to that series of events.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. To better understand the relationship, study each marker in the order shown.

Also see . . . Trails-R-Us: John Hunt Morgan in Kentucky. (Submitted on December 5, 2009, by Robert H. Moore, II of Winchester, Virginia.)

Morgan's Second Raid Marker among others at the same site image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Robert H. Moore, II, August 14, 2009

2. Morgan's Second Raid Marker among others at the same site

Credits. This page was last revised on May 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2009, by Robert H. Moore, II of Winchester, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,560 times since then and 33 times this year. Last updated on May 12, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 5, 2009, by Robert H. Moore, II of Winchester, Virginia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.