In the election, most of the state congressional seats went to Union sympathizers. In September , a Confederate army went into Kentucky, thus breaking its neutrality, and a Union army followed. During the war, many battles and guerilla campaigns were fought in Kentucky.
Kentucky soldiers served in both the Union and Confederate armies. Most units were numbered, however, some were named. See the table below for lists of the regiments, battalions, batteries, and unassigned companies. This web site can also be searched by the name of a soldier. Soldiers from Kentucky served in both the Union and Confederate armies. But oppress and rob him, and he will despise and hate you.
House of Representatives in January The next month, the Kentucky legislature voted to reject it: in the House and in the Senate.
Nevertheless, the 13th Amendment was ratified by the necessary three-fourths majority of states and was officially adopted in December Kentucky, meanwhile, came to identify itself more with the Confederacy after the war than it did during the war.
Between and , Kentucky elected six governors who had been Confederates or Confederate sympathizers. Kentucky did not move to ratify the 13th Amendment until state Rep.
Mae Street Kidd, D-Louisville, one of three blacks then in the Kentucky legislature, filed a resolution to do so in The resolution passed the Kentucky House by a vote, and it passed the Kentucky Senate by a voice vote on March 18, Constitution — but it was a symbol with power. Antebellum Kentucky.
Abraham Lincoln at age 54 Jefferson Davis. I think to lose Kentucky is nearly the same as to lose the whole game. The War Breaks Out. The Elections of Neutrality Violated — Battle at Columbus-Belmont. Grants Troops Loading in Cairo, Illinois. Occupation of Paducah by Ulysses S. Grant on September 6, Battle at Columbus-Belmont on September 4, Ulysses S. Grant, the future Union Army general in chief and eventual U. Map of the Battle at Columbus-Belmont. The Confederates viewed Belmont as a Southern victory, since Grant had staged a demonstration and been driven off.
Union losses were dead, wounded, and captured or missing. Confederate casualties were slightly higher at killed, wounded, captured, and 11 missing. A noteworthy result of the battle was the combat and large unit command experience Grant gained. It also gave President Abraham Lincoln, who was desperate for his armies to attack the Confederates somewhere, a positive impression of Grant.
Columbus-Belmont State Park. Map of Western Theater September - April Confederate Government. The Battle of Paducah. On March 25, , Forrest commenced his attack, setting out from Columbus, Mississippi, into West Tennessee and Kentucky with a force of fewer than 3, men. The Union garrison of men under the command of Colonel Stephen G. Forrest met Colonel Stephen G.
Hicks at Fort Anderson. A message was sent to Hicks asking for unconditional surrender. The letter reads as follows:. The Battle of Paducah at Fort Anderson.
Although this was a Confederate victory, other than the destruction of supplies and capture of animals, no lasting results occurred. It did, however, warn the Federals that Forrest, or someone like him, could strike anywhere at any time. Kentucky and the 13th Amendment. Useful Links. No links found. State of Kentucky. Kentucky Adventure. Kentucky State Parks. Kentucky WAVE. Follow Us On. Contact Us. Start typing and press Enter to search. Braxton Bragg and Maj. Kirby Smith commenced a grand offensive.
Union Maj. Don Carlos Buell pursued him with a larger force. On October 8, the two armies crossed paths at Perryville when Bragg ordered a portion of his men to attack what he thought was a small Union force.
Fearing the destruction of his army, Bragg ordered a full-scale retreat from Kentucky less than a week later. One of the most famous raiders operating in Kentucky was Brig. John Hunt Morgan. Though born in Alabama, Morgan spent most of his life in Kentucky. He had no formal military education but was immensely successful with hit-and-run strikes to disrupt the Union supply line, occupy Union troops away from the front and secure supplies for the Confederacy.
In December , Morgan undertook his famous Christmas Raid. Granted permission to raid Louisville but not to cross the Ohio River, Morgan disregarded orders at great cost to his men. Morgan was captured in Ohio though he later escaped , and only a few hundred of his more than 2, men made it home. Many Kentuckians balked at freedom for blacks, and hatred often prevailed.
For the first five months after the Confederate surrender, U. Even after the military left, the state was a violent place through the s and beyond. Post-war Kentucky needed healing.
Families, communities and entire regions of the state had been ripped apart by the war, and more than simple animosity was prevalent throughout. Yet as the North and South healed their wounds and settled their differences, surely Kentucky would, as well.
Civil War Article. Kentucky Cat Fight. Library of Congress. Mary Bays Woodside serves as a consultant to History Associates. Related Articles. It was the site of several fierce battles such as Mill Springs and Perryville; the latter of which was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War in Kentucky.
It was also host to our very own Middlecreek battle, the decisive battle for Eastern Kentucky on February 10, Kentucky also played host to important military figures. On the Union side, Ulysses S. Grant was in Kentucky and first encountered serious Confederate gunfire coming from Columbus, Kentucky.
While Kentucky remained mostly under Union control after early , even after stating their desired neutrality, there was clear division socially as to who the people of Kentucky supported.
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