Near Hiseville in Barren County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Partisan Protected

Photographed by Duane Hall, July 31, 2016

1. Partisan Protected Marker

Inscription. Civil War’s first Kentucky Federal death, Oct. 10, 1861, 4 miles east. A Union company slipped through the graveyard at night to arrest C.B. Hutcherson, a local Southern sympathizer. Ten poorly equipped recruits from CSA camp of Gen. Joseph Lewis, sent to guard him, were attacked, but defeated enemy. Federals fled with one dead, seven wounded. There was no CSA loss.

Erected 1970 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1365.)

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 October 10, 1861.

Location. 37° 8.317′ N, 85° 46.618′ W. Marker is near Hiseville, Kentucky, in Barren County. It is at the intersection of Hiseville-Park Road (State Highway 740) and Seymour-Park Road (State Route 571), on the right when traveling north on Hiseville-Park Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Horse Cave KY 42749, 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 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Savoyard (approx. 2.7 miles away); Last Recorded Indian Raid (approx. 3.3 miles away); Lt. Gov. James G. Hardy (approx.

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4½ miles away); Ed Porter Thompson (approx. 4.6 miles away); F. M. Jones and Bro. General Store (approx. 7.6 miles away); First Farmers Rural Electric Co-Op Substation (approx. 7.7 miles away); Lt. Charles Moran - USAF (approx. 7.7 miles away); Discovery of Sulphur Well / Beula Villa Hotel (approx. 8.3 miles away).

Other markers no longer nearby. Joseph A. Altsheler (was approx. 3 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Bear Wallow (was approx. 4.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 5, 2019

2. Partisan Protected Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 19, 2016, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 956 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 19, 2016, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. 2. submitted on November 30, 2019, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.