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1862 in Kentucky: stories to listen to | HearLore
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1862 in Kentucky
Confederate Heartland OffensiveIn early 1862, Union forces opened the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers to their Navy after victories at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson.
Battle of PerryvilleOn July 31, Confederate leaders met in Chattanooga to devise a plan that would reshape the war's western theater. General Braxton Bragg and General Edmund…
Battle of RichmondIn the summer of 1862, two Confederate armies moved on separate paths into Kentucky. They hoped to put back into power the shadow Confederate government that…