tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441954322456791026.post3152581610631758285..comments2024-02-01T10:57:45.428-05:00Comments on Eastern Kentucky and the Civil War: Events in Magoffin County During the Civil WarMarlitta H. Perkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16644796412058518448noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441954322456791026.post-73923844082955698992012-02-24T23:44:43.038-05:002012-02-24T23:44:43.038-05:00Thanks so much for this thorough reply!
By the ...Thanks so much for this thorough reply! <br /><br />By the time Morgan reached West Liberty I not sure the men would have been in much condition to do serious fighting against Marshall's well rested veterans. Half rations for several weeks before leaving the Gap and then grated green corn meal to supplement what meager rations they may have had left...all that combined with hellish marching, little to no water, and the strenuous work of clearing the obstacles left by JH Morgan's cavalry...dunno, it would have been interesting that's a fact.<br /><br />Thanks again for your work on this and the prompt reply. :)Wayne Fielderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08109432067512226813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441954322456791026.post-4498170536234496132012-02-24T21:23:04.835-05:002012-02-24T21:23:04.835-05:00Wayne,
The reference to Childers' trial and su...Wayne,<br />The reference to Childers' trial and subsequent death came from E. O. Guerrant's diary. Marshall's orders to move to Mt. Sterling came from a letter from Kirby Smith to Marshall which can be found in the OR, Vol. 16 II, pp. 869, 875. Guerrant later mentions meeting Marshall at Mt. Sterling on Sept. 26, 1862. Guerrant also makes reference to the 43rd TN Infantry, which is backed up by the diary of W. R. Clack, a member of the 43rd TN. It can be found here: http://files.usgwarchives.net/tn/rhea/military/civilwar/letters/cwdiary1.txt<br />The report of 10,000 men under Marshall came from a report by Col. John Dils, Jr, 39th KY to Major-General Wright, dated Oct. 25, 1862. He writes, "GENERAL: The Sandy Valley and the adjacent counties are still over run with marauding and guerrilla parties of large bands.<br />Witcher's band is the most formidable of the marauders; his field for operating for thieving is near Grayson Court. House, Ky., with a force near 1,000, mostly mounted; and in addition to these bands Humphrey Marshall is at Salyersville, Magoffin County, with a large force, of near 10,000, with a part of that force at Prestonburg, Floyd County, on Sandy River, 75 miles from this place." This report can be found in the OR, Vol. 16 II, p. 644.<br />Hope this helps, Wayne. And yes, it could have been interesting, to say the least, if Marshall's men would have met up with Morgan's Division. I do believe Marshall may have been able to deal Morgan a serious blow but I am doubtful that he would have been able to crush a divison, roughly 9-10,000 men strong. What hurt the Confederates in the end is the fact that they seriously miscalculated in what direction Morgan was headed. Morgan was expected to take his division via Mt. Sterling to Maysville. Wisely, Morgan chose the more difficult path through the mountains and to Greenup. That his plan worked so well is in part due to the fact that Morgan decided to fool the Confederates into believing that he was going to Mt. Sterling. Before leaving Manchester, Morgan directed Captain George M. Adams, his Division Commissary, to send an officer with an escort of 2 or 3 of Mundy's Cavalry, toward Mount Sterling, with written authority to buy whatever supplies could be found, deceiving the Confederates about his true intentions. Fully aware that they might be captured, the men set out - and the plan worked. And the rest, they say, "is history"Marlitta H. Perkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16644796412058518448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441954322456791026.post-9027519385672149712012-01-30T07:55:17.000-05:002012-01-30T07:55:17.000-05:00Can you provide some sources for the following pie...Can you provide some sources for the following pieces of this article:<br /><br />**********************************<br />September 15, 1862<br />General Marshall court martials Harvey Childress and 35 other Union Home Guards at Licking Station. Childress is condemned to death by the Court, pardoned by Marshall, but killed within a day by "some unknown, avenging hand."<br /><br />September 18, 1862<br />The 43rd TN Inf. [CSA] moves from Salyersville to West Liberty.<br /><br />September 21, 1862<br />CSA forces under General Humphrey Marshall are ordered from Salyerville to Mt. Sterling to join with CS forces under General Kirby Smith to intercept Federal General Morgan's march from Cumberland Gap to the Ohio River.<br /><br />After the Battle of Perryville, Bragg's and Smith's forces begin their retreat from Kentucky. This includes Marshall and his little army who are reported back in Salyersville on October 25, 1862.<br /><br />October 25, 1862<br />Marshall's troops reported at Salyersville [ca. 10, 000 men]<br />**********************************<br /><br />I knew Marshall was in that part of the state but had no idea he had that many men! Had he actually moved to West Liberty when ordered the 7th Division would have been crushed in late September of 62.Wayne Fielderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08109432067512226813noreply@blogger.com