Mount Sterling in Montgomery County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Battle-June 8, 1864

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 11, 2015

1. Battle-June 8, 1864 Marker

Inscription. Early this day CSA forces under Gen. John H. Morgan on his tragic last raid attacked Union camp here under Capt. Edward Barlow. CSA took 380 prisoners and material. $59,000 taken from Farmers' Bank. Leaving a force here under Col. H. L. Giltner, Morgan moved west with 2nd Brigade. Next morning CSA driven out. Joined by Morgan, took Lexington next day.

Erected 1967 by the Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 628.)

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.

Location. 38° 2.849′ N, 83° 56.24′ W. Marker is in Mount Sterling, Kentucky, in Montgomery County. It is on Camargo Road (U.S. 460) 0.1 miles south of Windsor Drive, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 930 Camargo Road, Mount Sterling KY 40353, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Outer Bluegrass. 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 walking distance of this marker: Little Mountain Indian Mound (approx. half a mile away); Mt. Sterling, Kentucky (approx. 0.7 miles away); Civil War Robbery / Bank Sues (approx. 0.7 miles away); Montgomery County. 1797 (approx.

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0.7 miles away); Courthouse Burned (approx. 0.7 miles away); Montgomery County Kentucky Vietnam Casualties (approx. 0.7 miles away); Montgomery County Korean War Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Montgomery County Kentucky World War I Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mount Sterling.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Also see . . . Battle of Mt. Sterling. (Submitted on May 20, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Area photo near marker showing bowling alley. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 11, 2015

2. Area photo near marker showing bowling alley.

View of marker looking north on Camargo Road. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 11, 2015

3. View of marker looking north on Camargo Road.

View south on Camargo Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 10, 2015

4. View south on Camargo Road

General John H. Morgan image. Click for full size.

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5. General John H. Morgan

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 746 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 20, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.