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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Kentucky, (search)
l the adoption of the present one in 1850. At the beginning of the Civil War Kentucky assumed a position of neutrality, but it was really one of hostility to the Union. The governor refused to comply with the President's requisition for troops; but Lieut. William Nelson, of the navy, a native of the State, and then on ordnance duty at Washington, began to recruit for the National army; and towards the close of July, 1861, he established Camp Dick State seal of Kentucky. Robinson, in Garrard county, for the organization of Kentucky volunteers. These flocked to this camp and to other recruiting stations. A great majority of the people were loyal to the Union, but the governor was not, and the unfortunate position of neutrality which the latter, with the Confederates, caused Kentucky to assume brought upon her the miseries of civil war. Steps were taken for the secession of the State, and for the organization of a Confederate State government, but failed. The State was scarred by
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Kansas, (search)
e convention at Frankfort, with representatives from Kentucky and Missouri and one from Tennessee, addresses Kentucky to remain neutral, and the United States to satisfy the slave States of the safety of slave property......May 27–June 3, 1861 S. B. Buckner, as commander of the State guards and adjutant-general, orders six companies of State guards to Columbus, to preserve the neutrality of that district......June 24, 1861 Brig.-Gen. William Nelson establishes Camp Dick Robinson in Garrard county, where companies of Federal soldiers of Kentucky are formed into regiments......August, 1861 Confederate troops from Tennessee occupy Columbus......Sept. 4, 1861 General Grant, with two regiments and two gunboats, takes possession of Paducah, and proclaims that he comes solely to defend the State from aggression......Sept. 6, 1861 Legislature by resolution orders Confederate troops to leave the State, refusing to order both parties to leave......Sept. 11, 1861 Legislature b