Guerrilla Raids on Clinton
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Federal troops garrisoned in area between 1862 and 1865 were often harassed by enemy guerrillas. March 10, 1864, Clinton was first raided by about forty who took supplies and horses that had been purchased for Union army. On July 10, 1864, guerrillas nearing Clinton on another raid lost 3 men killed and 5 wounded in a skirmish with USA infantry.
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More markers in Hickman
First Christian Church
Clinton, KY
Established 1876 on this site.
Clinton Seminary
Clinton, KY
First high school in Ky.
Columbus
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County Named, 1821
Clinton, KY
For Capt. Paschal Hickman who was massacred by Indians after River Raisin battle, Jan., 1813, one of nine Ky.
"Gibraltar of the West"
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