Cave City in Barren County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Cave City Raid

Photographed by Trinket Troy, April 25, 2006

1. Cave City Raid Marker

Inscription. CSA General John Hunt Morgan and a company of troops arrived here, May 11, 1862. They seized a train reported to be carrying some of Morgan's men captured at Lebanon, Tenn. Instead, it carried railroad employees whom he released. Morgan burned the train; later detained a second one carrying passengers. Among them were two officers of the command of Col. Frank Wolford, USA.

Erected 1974 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1489.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 11, 1862.

Location. 37° 8.329′ N, 85° 57.561′ W. Marker is in Cave City, Kentucky, in Barren County. It is on W. Broadway Street (State Highway 70) near N. 1st Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker is at the railroad tracks. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cave City KY 42127, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave Country

and in the Pennyroyal Region.

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 5 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Morgan's Cave City Raid (here, next to this marker); Floyd Collins (here, next to this marker); General Joseph H. Lewis (here, next to this

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marker); Gen. Joseph H. Lewis (here, next to this marker); Historic Reynolds House (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cave City.

Regarding Cave City Raid. The second train was an L&N train travelling from Louisville to Nashville.

Additional keywords. Civil War, Confederate States of America

Civil War Markers / Interpretive Signs Along Broadway Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, July 31, 2016

2. Civil War Markers / Interpretive Signs Along Broadway Street

Cave City Raid marker is the nearest marker

Civil War Markers / Interpretive Signs at Roy Dickey Reynolds Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, July 31, 2016

3. Civil War Markers / Interpretive Signs at Roy Dickey Reynolds Park

Cave City Raid marker is on the far right

John Hunt Morgan image. Click for full size.

Internet Archive

4. John Hunt Morgan

from The Photographic History of the Civil War, vol. 4, Cavalry, by Francis Trevelyan Miller & Robert S. Lanier 1911.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 30, 2006, by Trinket Troy of Burke, Virginia. This page has been viewed 3,405 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 30, 2006, by Trinket Troy of Burke, Virginia. 2, 3. submitted on August 10, 2016, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. 4. submitted on March 25, 2019, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.