On Artisan Way 0.3 miles west of Walnut Meadow Road (Kentucky Route 595), on the left when traveling west.
By the late 1700s, manufactured products of the Industrial Revolution were replacing handcrafted items, but in Berea and other pockets of Central Appalachia, handicraft traditions continued. The celebration of traditional loomed weavings by Berea . . . — — Map (db m151757) HM
On Main Street S at Prospect Street (Kentucky Route 21) on Main Street S.
Founded 1853 by the Rev. John G. Fee of Bracken County on the invitation of local citizens and Cassius M. Clay, who projected an antislavery community here. Open in full equality to all races and nonsectarian, the church had a leading part in . . . — — Map (db m9726) HM
On Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421) 0.1 miles south of Kentucky Route 1016, on the right when traveling south.
(1) Encampment at Bobtown
August 29, 1862
Gen. Patrick R. Cleburne's division, vanguard of Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith's infantry, left Barbourville on August 23, 1862, the same day that Confederate Col. John Scott defeated Col. Leonidas . . . — — Map (db m86059) HM
On Chestnut Street (U.S. 25) at Prospect Street (Kentucky Route 21) on Chestnut Street. Reported permanently removed.
Berea College, founded 1855 by John G. Fee with the support of Cassius M. Clay in a one-room school built by the community. Its constitution, 1858, made it Christian, non-sectarian, anti-slavery. Compelled to close 1859 by pro-slavery factions, . . . — — Map (db m9873) HM
On Artisan Way 0.3 miles west of Walnut Meadow Road (Kentucky Route 595), on the left when traveling west.
This regions earliest artist and craftspeople called this land home some 10,000 years ago – long before settler and explorers like Daniel Boone arrived. Drawn to fertile soil and running water, early Native Americans settled around the salt . . . — — Map (db m151758) HM
On Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421) north of Old Kingsto-Berea Raod, on the right when traveling north.
Richmond-Prelude
Confederates in Tennessee under Gen. E. Kirby Smith planned an invasion of the Blue Grass area. Finding Cumberland Gap protected, they entered through Rogers' Gap, heading to Lexington. US Gen. Wm. Nelson sent Gens. M.D. . . . — — Map (db m140407) HM
On Chestnut Street (U.S. 25) at Boone Street, on the left when traveling west on Chestnut Street.
(front): Civil War troop movements through Berea were common prior to the Aug. 29-30, 1862, Battle of Richmond. Military traffic in and near Berea caused villagers to hear the Civil War "knocking at their east door." At Big Hill on the Old . . . — — Map (db m30428) HM
On McKee Road (Kentucky Route 421), on the right when traveling south.
Aug. 23, 1862. Col. Scott's La. Cavalry, of Gen. Kirby Smith's invading army from Tenn., routed Col. Metcalfe and Union troops. Approaching Richond as USA army arrived, Scott went back to Camp Wildcat, then joined Smith in Richmond victory, Aug. 30, . . . — — Map (db m15686) HM
Near McKee Road (U.S. 421) 1.4 miles south of Big Hill Road (State Road 21).
Until 1972 these graves were marked with only small rough field stones which are still in place along with the newer Veterans Administration markers. Research by Dr. John B. Floyd, Jr., revealed the names of the soldiers buried here. Since it is not . . . — — Map (db m30987) HM
On McKee Road (U.S. 421) 1.3 miles south of Big Hill Road (State Road 21), on the right when traveling north.
(Front): A log tavern down this lane was by 1830s an overnight stop on the Old State Road from Cumberland Gap to Lexington. The older half of building dates back to ca. 1800. During Civil War, Jones Tavern was alternately held by Confederate . . . — — Map (db m30986) HM
On McKee Road (U.S. 421) 0.6 miles north of State Highway 594, on the left when traveling north.
Side A Shortly after Daniel Boone and his party chopped out a trail to the Kentucky River in 1775, members of the Starns family came to Boonsborough from Southwest Virginia, made land entries and helped build the fort. Frederick Starn, Sr. . . . — — Map (db m30628) HM
On Duncannon Road 0.1 miles west of Berea Road (U.S. 25/421), on the right when traveling east.
The Confederates wasted little time in exploiting the gap between Manson and Cruft. "The order then reached us to move across to that portion of the field in double-quick," wrote Col. Benjamin J. Hill. The Union artillery opened fire on . . . — — Map (db m86282) HM
Near Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421) at Hays Fork Lane, on the right when traveling south.
The fight at Kingston began around dawn on August 30, 1862, with skirmishers on both sides trading shots. Upon being notified of the exchange, Union Gen. Mahlon Manson led his men south along the State Road. He deployed his brigade of the Army of . . . — — Map (db m86275) HM
On Lexington Road (US 25 / US 421) at Boonesborough Road, on the right when traveling south on Lexington Road (US 25 / US 421).
West of here is White Hall, home of Cassius M. Clay (1810-1903). For a half century, Clay was a "firebrand" in American life. Fearless abolitionist, publisher of anti-slavery paper, The True American, captain in the Mexican War, legislator and . . . — — Map (db m67793) HM WM
On Duncannon Road 0.1 miles west of Berea Road (U.S. 25/421), on the right when traveling east.
After the early morning engagement near Mt. Zion Church both sides regrouped. Manson deployed the Union forces here at Duncannon Road, placing his brigade on the east side of the Old State Road (US 421) and Gen. Cruft's brigade on the west side. . . . — — Map (db m86281) HM
Near Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421) at Hays Fork Lane, on the right when traveling south.
The Battle of Richmond began about 5 AM on August 30, 1862, as pickets from Gen. Mahlon Manson's Union brigade and Gen. Patrick Cleburne's Confederate division exchanged shots. With the initial rattle of musketry both side began shaping their lines, . . . — — Map (db m86263) HM
Near Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421) near Hays Fork Lane, on the right when traveling south.
As the battle unfolded on the morning of August 30, 1862, General Patrick Cleburne began to arrange his artillery. Cleburne placed the 1st Texas just north of the Irvine-Lancaster Pike (present-day Crooksville Road). His plan was to next move . . . — — Map (db m86268) HM
Near Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421) at Hays Fork Lane, on the right when traveling south.
Just as the Confederate line began to push Gen. Mahlon Manson's army, Gen. Charles Cruft brought a portion of his brigade, two regiments of infantry and a partial artillery battery, onto the field. The 95th Ohio and 18th Kentucky were in the lead . . . — — Map (db m86269) HM
Near Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421) at Hays Fork Lane, on the right when traveling south.
The Cemetery
This cemetery holds the remains of some of the Barnett family, who settled this land sometime before 1804, and their servants. While most of these markers are inscribed, there are also at least three unidentified field-stone . . . — — Map (db m140408) HM
Near Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421) at Berea Road (U.S. 25), on the left when traveling south.
(Side 1): An Inexperienced Army
Gen. Mahlon Manson's brigade had almost no combat experience. The "grizzled veterans" of the brigade were the 18th Kentucky. Detachments of the regiment had fought at the Battle of Cynthiana in July and . . . — — Map (db m31384) HM
Near East Main Street (U.S. 25) 0.1 miles west of Wicker Lane, on the left when traveling west.
(Side 1): Nelson Takes Command The day after the battle at Big Hill, August 24, Gen. Horatio Wright, Commander of the Department of the Ohio, ordered Gen. William Nelson not to fight at Richmond unless he was sure of success. "Better fall . . . — — Map (db m31459) HM
Near Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421), on the right when traveling south.
"The rebels had succeeded in out flanking us, and we were now under a terrible cross-fire from three sides...while their batteries still played upon us with their deadly meteors." Lt. Col. James R. S. Cox, 16th Indiana In the early morning . . . — — Map (db m31621) HM
Near Kingston Highway/Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421) at Berea Road (U.S. 25), on the right when traveling north.
Dedicated to the many brothers of the Masonic fraternity, both Union and Confederate, who gallantly fought during the Battle of Richmond, Kentucky August 29 & 30, 1862
Richmond Lodge No. 25
Madison Lodge No. 183
Kingston Lodge No. 315 . . . — — Map (db m30985) HM
On East Main Street (U.S. 25), on the right when traveling east.
Buried in this cemetery is Cassius Marcellus Clay. As a result of his diplomacy in Russia, friendship between the two powers reached its highest peak. This helped prevent intervention of England and France during Civil War and provided an atmosphere . . . — — Map (db m30887) HM
On Tates Creek Avenue north of Westover Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Famous hunter, soldier and scout born near here. Carson (1809-1868) grew up in Mo.; began scouting career in Taos, N.M., at age 17. Won renown in piloting Fremont's Western expeditions; served in Mexican War. Appointed Indian agent, 1853, he was . . . — — Map (db m67794) HM WM
On Kingston Highway (U.S. 421 at milepost 12), 0.8 miles south of Berea Road (U.S. 25), on the right when traveling south.
(Front): Built in 1852, this building was adjacent to location of the Battle of Richmond, Aug. 29-30, 1862, and became field hospital for Gen. Wm. Nelson's 1st and 2nd brigades, USA. Mortality was high, and about forty Union soldiers were . . . — — Map (db m31471) HM
On Boonesboro Road (Kentucky Route 388) south of Boonesborough Road (Kentucky Route 627), on the right when traveling north.
(south side)
Col. Richard Callaway
Born in Caroline County, Virginia, in June 1722, Richard Callaway served in French and Indian wars and as a colonel in Revolutionary War. He was a member of Virginia House of Burgesses and one . . . — — Map (db m72632) HM
On East Main Street (U.S. 25) at North 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street.
(Side A) For James Madison, Virginia patriot whose political foresight led to the formation of many of our basic democratic principles. He was a member of Virginia's Constitutional Convention and her First Assembly, 1776. He was also . . . — — Map (db m30883) HM
On Berea Road (U.S. 25/421) at Pace Ramsey Road, on the left when traveling south on Berea Road.
Two miles east is location of the trail blazed in 1775 by Daniel Boone, who was then agent for the Transylvania Co. This famous road was used by thousands of settlers traveling to Kentucky. Boone's Trace entered Ky. at Cumberland Gap, crossed the . . . — — Map (db m31115) HM
On Berea Road (U.S. 25/421) at Pace Ramsey Road, on the left when traveling south on Berea Road.
From North Carolina to Kentucky 1775. Erected by the Kentucky Daughters of the American Revolution 1915. Also near the site of Fort Estill 1779-1782 built by Capt. James Estill — — Map (db m31116) HM
On University Drive 0.1 miles east of Lancaster Avenue (Kentucky Road 52), on the right when traveling east.
(Front) Eastern Kentucky State Normal School was created by act of the Ky. legislature on March 21, 1906. First classes were held at the new institution in 1907. The Richmond campus was first used in 1874 by Central University & from 1901 . . . — — Map (db m30881) HM
Near Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421) at Berea Road (U.S. 25), on the left when traveling south.
"On the 29th I made a reconnaissance of the enemy with my whole command." Col. John Scott, 1st Louisiana Cavalry Gen. Mahlon Manson was south of Richmond when he received word that Confederate cavalry was to his south. Manson marched his . . . — — Map (db m31510) HM
On Boonesboro Road (Kentucky Route 388), on the left when traveling south.
First Ferry in Kentucky
License for first ferry established in state, Oct. 1779, was granted to Col. Richard Callaway by the Virginia legislature. The fare for a man or a horse was three shillings (50 cents). The ferry operated until 1931, . . . — — Map (db m109634) HM
On Kentucky Route 388 east of Boonebovough Road (Kentucky Route 627).
Boonesborough, "Capital of the Colony of Transylvania," was setted April, 1775, by Daniel Boone as the first fortified settlement in Kentucky. Near the fort under the "Divine Elm Tree" in May, 1775, Colonel Richard Henderson held the first . . . — — Map (db m67789) HM
On Berea Road (U.S. 25/421) at Pace Ramsey Road, on the left when traveling south on Berea Road.
(Front): Established about four miles Southeast of Richmond and east of this place in 1779-1780, by Col. Samuel and Captain James Estill. It was noted for land locators, surveyors, horse hunters, travelers, and scouts. It commanded the . . . — — Map (db m30993) HM
On West Main Street just from Church Street, on the right when traveling east.
Marker Front:Frances E. Beauchamp
(1857-1923)This Madison Co. native spearheaded the antiliquor crusade in Ky. and was a leading figure in temperance movement nationwide. A protegee of famed Frances E. Willard, Beauchamp lectured on dry . . . — — Map (db m30584) HM
Near Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421) at Berea Road (U.S. 25), on the right when traveling north.
Edmund Kirby Smith commanded the victorious Confederate army at the Battle of Richmond. He served in every theater of the Civil War. Kirby Smith was the last Confederate general to surrender.
Graduated from West Point
Edmund Kirby Smith . . . — — Map (db m86287) HM
Near Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421) at Berea Road (U.S. 25), on the left when traveling south.
Crawfordsville, Indiana Mahlon Dickerson Manson spent his first years near Piqua, Ohio, where he was born in 1820. When Mahlon was twelve his family moved to Indiana. After studying pharmacy Manson opened a drug store in Crawfordsville. He left . . . — — Map (db m86286) HM
Near Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421), on the left when traveling north.
General Thomas Churchill ***
Gen. Thomas James Churchill commanded the brigade of Texas dismounted cavalry that delivered the crushing blow to the Union right. Churchill had come a long way home to lead the assault. ***
Thomas James . . . — — Map (db m48177) HM
Near Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421) at Berea Road (U.S. 25), on the right when traveling north.
Son of an Influential Kentucky Family
The Nelson family counted among its friends some of the most important families in Kentucky. William Nelson, born in 1824, near Maysville, Kentucky, grew up in an atmosphere of influence and wealth. . . . — — Map (db m86288) HM
On West Main Street (U.S. 25) west of 5th Street, on the right when traveling west.
This was home of James McCreary, twice gov. of Ky., 1875-79 and 1911-15. He was only governor to serve at both capitols and live as chief executive in both governor's mansions. McCreary served with South in Civil War, then in the state legislature, . . . — — Map (db m67798) HM WM
On Lancaster Road (KY52) south of Shale Drive (but North of Taylor Fork Creek), on the right when traveling south.
On Taylor's fork of Silver Creek, .7 mi. east, is burial place of Hancock Taylor. This pioneer was at Falls of Ohio in 1769 enroute to New Orleans and surveying in Ky. by 1773. A deputy surveyor under Wm. Preston, he was near mouth of Ky. River when . . . — — Map (db m67802) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 25) west of 3rd Street, on the right when traveling west.
James Bennett McCreary On August 31, 1975, James Bennett McCreary, a native of Madison County, was inaugurated governor of Kentucky. While advocating peace and reconciliation, his campaign had traded on his rank of lieutenant colonel in . . . — — Map (db m45014) HM
On Tates Creek Avenue (on School Road) north of Westover Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Christopher Houston “Kit” Carson
Famous old west FigureWas born in Madison County on December 24, 1809
Less than two years later, the Carson family moved to Missouri. After his father, Lindsey Carson, . . . — — Map (db m67796) HM WM
On East Main Street (U.S. 25) at North 1st Street, on the left when traveling east on East Main Street.
"A Ten Acre Lot Full" In the early evening hours of August 30, 1862, the weary Union soldiers fighting a running battle from Kingston to Richmond were forced to stop. Confederate cavalry had blocked the roads leading out of Richmond - the . . . — — Map (db m130411) HM
Gen. Mahlon D. Manson marched south along the Old State Road (US 421) from Richmond seeking the Confederate army. As he topped the hill where Mt. Zion Church stands he began to deploy his army. Using the road as his guide, he deployed his . . . — — Map (db m31627) HM
Near Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421) at Hays Fork Lane, on the right when traveling south.
The standard tactic employed in a Civil War battle was to turn your opponent's flank, that is, to bring your line of infantry into position perpendicular to the enemy's, giving the flanking soldiers an advantage in firepower. Gen. Mahlon Manson, . . . — — Map (db m140409) HM
On East Main Street (U.S. 25), on the right when traveling east.
(Side A) Pvt. William M. Harris and Pvt. Thomas W. Stivers were born in 1850 in Madison Co., Ky. Pvt. George D. Scott was born 1850 in Garrard Co., Ky. These three individuals joined Capt. Thomas B. Weir's Co. D, 7th U.S. Cavalry. They . . . — — Map (db m30890) HM
On Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421) 0.1 miles south of General Nelson Drive, on the right when traveling south.
(Obverse Side)
Michigan Light Artillery Regiment
During the Civil War more than three thousand men served in Michigan's First Regiment of Artillery. The twelve batteries saw action in both major theaters. Unlike in infantry . . . — — Map (db m66937) HM
On Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421) 0.8 miles south of Berea Road (U.S. 25), on the right when traveling south.
THE SANCTUARY BECAME A SURGERY
On the day of the battle, August 30, 1862, the temperature hovered near 100 degrees. As the battle raged, ambulances drawn by sweating horses raced into the churchyard, bringing more and . . . — — Map (db m31470) HM
On Boonesboro Road (Kentucky Route 388), on the right when traveling south.
Nathaniel Hart
Nathaniel Hart was born in Hanover County, Virgi1na, in 134. A key figure in the purchase of land in Kentucky from Cherokee Indians, he came to Boonesborough in 1775. Killed in 1782 by Indians near this old house, and buried . . . — — Map (db m109635) HM
Near Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421) at Berea Road (U.S. 25), on the left when traveling south.
The most well-known participant in the Battle of Richmond was General Patrick Cleburne, a charismatic young officer who rose rapidly through the Confederate ranks. In the fall of 1861, less than six months after entering Confederate service, . . . — — Map (db m140465) HM
In Memory of the Pioneers who with energy born of conviction, wrested wealth from the earth and gave an empire to untold generations to come. This memorial is dedicated by one of Kentucky's sons
1775-1906
Pioneer Monument
Erected 1906, by . . . — — Map (db m86284) HM
On Berea Road (U.S. 25/421) at Pace Ramsey Road, on the left when traveling south on Berea Road.
The Union Line Breaks The Confederates destroyed the Union line at Duncannon Road. They hit Cruft's brigade with a rolling musket volley, reloaded, jumped the fence and scattered his line. Manson's brigade fared no better. The 71st Indiana . . . — — Map (db m130412) HM
Near East Main Street (U.S. 25) near North 1st Street.
Born in Richmond, Kentucky, April 5, 1816; died in Washington, D.C., October 12, 1890. He graduated with honors at Transylvania College of Medicine, June, 1838. Having located in Barbourville in 1837, he studied law while practicing medicine, being . . . — — Map (db m30895) HM
Near Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421) near Hays Fork Lane, on the right when traveling south.
I. Commemoration
The Battle of Richmond ended on August 30, 1862. Over the years, monuments and historic markers were erected to commemorate the battle and the battlefield was listed in the National Register of Historic Places. In 1993, . . . — — Map (db m86274) HM
Near Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421) at Hays Fork Lane, on the right when traveling south.
In the early morning hours of August 30, 1862, a handful of Confederate cavalry approached the Union line near Mt. Zion Church, where they were met by a burst of fire from Federal artillery. The Union salvo was answered in kind. An artillery duel . . . — — Map (db m86260) HM
Near Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421), on the right when traveling south.
Never a plantation Pleasant View Farm had its beginnings in 1801 when Joseph Barnett bought 578 acres on the Hayes Fork of Silver Creek. By 1824 he had constructed the brick house that stands today. About the same time, Barnett is believed . . . — — Map (db m31624) HM
Near Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421), on the left when traveling north.
Texas remembers the valor and devotion of its soldiers who participated in the Battle of Richmond, Kentucky - August 29 & 30, 1862. -
Here, Confederate Maj. Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith led his newly organized Confederate Army of Kentucky in an . . . — — Map (db m48147) HM
On Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421) at State Highway 499, on the left when traveling south on Battlefield Memorial Highway.
The Battle of Richmond began in the early morning hours of August 30, 1862. Near this site Confederate cavalry pushed Union pickets north - toward the main Union line. Confederate Gen. Patrick Cleburne placed his artillery to the southeast, on a . . . — — Map (db m31625) HM
Near Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421), on the right when traveling south.
In the summer of 1862 the Confederacy took the offensive Robert E. Lee's army advanced into Maryland. Sterling Price and Earl Van Dorn's armies marched toward Corinth, Mississippi. Braxton Bragg and Kirby Smith moved out of Tennessee and into . . . — — Map (db m31622) HM
On Duncannon Road 0.1 miles west of Berea Road (U.S. 25/421), on the right when traveling east.
August 23, 1862 BIG HILL Confederate Col. John Scott's cavalry defeats cavalry commanded by Col. Leonidas Metcalfe near the Cox house on Big Hill. The Confederate victory opens the road to Richmond. August 29, 1862 . . . — — Map (db m86279) HM
On August 30, 1862, the end of the Union line was anchored on the small knoll overlooking the wooded ravine on its left. From there, the line stretched to the right across US 421. It ended just south of Mt. Zion Church, the brick building on the far . . . — — Map (db m31626) HM
Dedicated by Their Descendents to the Sacred Memory of the Brave Pioneers who Entered the Wilderness of what Later became Kentucky and Formed the Settlement known as Boonesborough, First Fortified Settlement in Kentucky. We Honor These, Among the . . . — — Map (db m140825) HM
On Duncannon Road 0.1 miles west of Berea Road (U.S. 25/421), on the right when traveling east.
Union Mahlon Dickerson Manson (1818-1895) An apothecary turned politician, Mahlon Dickerson Manson served as a captain in the Mexican War. He enlisted as a private when the Civil War began but was soon promoted to colonel. Manson fought at . . . — — Map (db m86280) HM
Near Battlefield Memorial Highway at Hayes Fork Lane, on the left when traveling north.
The Union Trail interprets Phase I of the Battle of Richmond from the Union perspective. Pleasant View and this property were between the lines - Union troops and artillery were one-half mile north, near Mt. Zion church. Confederate troops and . . . — — Map (db m128811) HM
On Berea Road (U.S. 25/421) at Pace Ramsey Road, on the left when traveling south on Berea Road.
Site of the first fort in Kentucky. Built March 1775 by Daniel Boone and party. Named for William Twitty killed by Indians and buried by his slave Sam, near the fort. — — Map (db m30990) HM
Near Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421) at Hays Fork Lane, on the right when traveling south.
"Shells burst with great force about us and their solid shot shrieked close to our heads with fearful accuracy."
Sam Thompson, Douglas' Texas Battery
The Battle of Richmond began on a hot and hazy August morning. Gen. Mahlon Manson . . . — — Map (db m86277) HM
On Barnes Mill Road west of Goggins Lane (a.k.a.: Willis Branch Road), on the right when traveling west.
Original log church built here by 1790 became worship and community center for settlement of Milford, first county seat. Named for early minister J. R. Pond, church joined Tates Creek Baptist Assoc. in 1802. In the Civil War, J. R. Pond's nephew, . . . — — Map (db m67799) HM
The Valley View Ferry has been operating since 1785 making it the oldest continuously operating business in Kentucky and perhaps the oldest ferry in America. Valley View Ferry was chartered near the community of Valley View, a thriving river town . . . — — Map (db m92819) HM
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