Yosemite in Casey County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

1st KY Cavalry Beginning

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 6, 2024

1. 1st KY Cavalry Beginning Marker

Inscription. Union Col. Frank Wolford started recruiting for the 1st Ky Cavalry here in July 1861. Unit fought in over 300 engagements, including Perryville & Mill Springs. Local recruits included: Col. Silas Adams, eventual commander of the unit, Eastham Tarrant, author of Wild Riders of 1st Ky Cavalry, Jarrard Jenkins, killed at Perryville and James Humphrey, killed at Atlanta.

Erected 2018 by Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 2556.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1861.

Location. 37° 16.781′ N, 84° 45.929′ W. Marker is in Yosemite, Kentucky, in Casey County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 837 and Fishing Creek Road, on the right when traveling north on State Highway 837. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1974 State Hwy 837, Yosemite KY 42566, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

It is also 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Utah School (approx. 1.1 miles away); Silas Wesley (approx. 3.4 miles away); Dedicated to the Memory of General Christopher Riffe (approx. 6½ miles away); John Fry (approx. 9.1 miles away);

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The Liberty Bell (approx. 9.9 miles away); Casey County War Memorial (approx. 10 miles away); Casey County Courthouse (approx. 10 miles away); First Kentucky Cavalry (approx. 10 miles away).

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 6, 2024

2. 1st KY Cavalry Beginning Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 9, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 241 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 22, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.