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looking for letters, photos, and diaries of the men who served in Kentucky Regiments. If you have any information that you would like to share, please feel free to contact us.
Thanks,
Beth Adams
Kentucky in the Civil War Webmaster
COMING SOON!!
The American Civil War Collection on CD!
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More Americans died during the Civil War than in any other war in the
history of the United States. Perhaps for this reason, or perhaps
because of its personal and intimate nature, as friends and family
fought on opposite sides, the memory of the Civil War continues to
mesmerize the American public.
When the Civil War began in 1861, the state of Kentucky occupied an
unenviable position. With commercial, social, economic, and
family ties to both the North and South, Kentucky's geographic location
and the divided loyalties of its citizens made conflict within its
borders inevitable. The state of Kentucky was so important to the
Union that President Abraham Lincoln stated, "I hope to have God on
my side, but I must have Kentucky."
With both its citizens and politicians divided on what course they
should follow, Kentucky, being a border state, attempted to remain
neutral, but was unsuccessful because of its strategic location and the
divided loyalties among its citizens. Farmers, who used the Ohio
and Mississippi rivers for transporting their produce, wanted access to
both waterways and the international port of New Orleans. If the
South separated itself from the North, this free access would be
impeded. On the other hand, influential plantation owners and
state rights advocates sided with the Confederacy. As a result,
Kentuckians can be found in both Union and Confederate armies.
This Website is dedicated to those who served and their descendants. They
may be gone, but not forgotten.
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