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Thought you all might find this interesting reading ... got it from a
mailing list I subscribe to. I have seen on some of the lists I
subscribe to persons looking for people in KY.
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JOHN HUNT MORGAN DIDN'T DO IT ALL; COUNTY HOLDINGS -
GALLATIN THROUGH GREENUP
(c) 1997 by Sandi Gorin
I recently saw an article reprinted from the Paducah Sun-
Democrat-not dated. But thought it might be of interest to the
readers. This was reprinted in an Edmonson Co KY quarterly
entitled "Echoes From Edmonson
County" by by Kathie Rajewich:
"Confederates Torched a Dozen .. 22 Courthouses Burned in Kentucky
During the Civil War." Written by Hall Allen.
"Twenty-two Kentucky Courthouses were burned during the Civil War-19
of them in the last 15 months of the conflict.
"The Kentucky Historical Highway Marker Program, under the direction
of W. A. Wentworth, Frankfort, has just finished placing markers of
the historic sites.
"One side of the marker tells of the buring at at that paraticular
place, and the other contains a map of Kentucky, showing the
locations of all the burnings.
"The greatest 'courthouse burning spree' was conducted by Gen. Hylan
B. Lyon, a native of Eddyville. He invaded Kentucky with 800 men in
December, 1864, to recruit Confederate soldiers, securing supplies and
divert forces from the defense of Nashville which was under attack.
"With Confederate fortunes fading rapidly, Lyon found recruiting
slow, and he undertook to enforce the Confederate Draft Law.
In several towns he conscripted all able-bodied men and put them
under oath to join him on Jan. 20. Later he complained bitterly that
all failed to show up for induction.
"Lyon's forces entered the state about Dec. 12th, and promptly burned
the Christian County courthouse at Hopkinsville. As in most cases, he
allowed officials to remove their records. After commandearing
clothing and other supplies, he moved tdo Cadiz on Dec. 13.
"The Trigg County courthouse there was occupied by Union soldiers who
fled as the Confederate forces advanced. They left behind one soldier
who was too ill to travel. A member of Lyon's command promptly
decided the soldier was suffering from smallpox, shot him on the
spot, and burned the "contaminated" building.
"The following day Lyon reached Eddyville, his home town. He routed
the Union troops but spared the courthouse because it was across the
street from his home and a member of his family was reported to be
ill in the home.
"The other courthouses burned by Lyon and his men:
CALDWELL COUNTY: Lyon and his forces arrived at Princeton on Dec. 15
whre, as the general said in a report, "I burned the courthouse and
annoyed the people."
HOPKINS COUNTY: At Madisonville, on Dec. 17, Lyon's men burned the
courthouse and conscripted a number of men who failed to join him
later.
OHIO COUNTY: On Dec. 20, Lyon's forces captured and paroled a group
of Union soldiers quartered in the courthouse at Hartford. Then he
burned the courthouse.
GRAYSON COUNTY: On Christmas Eve a contingent of Lyon's forces
burned the court house at Leitchfield.
TAYLOR COUNTY: The courthouse at Campbellsville was burned Christmas
Day. By this time desertions had reduced his forces to about 250 men
and Lyon started moving out of the state to rejoin Gen. Nathan Bedford
Forrest's command.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY: The Lyon raids ended at Burkesville on Jan. 3,
with the burning of the courthouse, robbery of stores and seizure of
the houses. Lyon then moved south to Alabama.
"Other courthouses burned during the Civil War:
BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY: On Dec, 28, 1864, guerillas burned the
courthouse at Hardinsburg but citizens saved the records and a part
of the building.
MARION COUNTY:The County Clerk's office at Lebanon was burned July 5,
1863, by Gen. John Hunt Morgan, to destroy treason indictments against
some of his men.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY: Confederate cavalrymen burned the Mt. Sterling
courthouse Dec. 2, 1863, to prevent its use as a Union garrison.
POWELL COUNTY: In the spring of 1863 guerrillas burned the courthouse
and other buildings at Stanton.
HARLAN COUNTY: In October, 1863, the courthouse at Harlan was burned
for reprisal for the burning of the Lee County, Va. courthouse.
DAVIESS COUNTY: Courthouse at Owensboro burned by guerrillas on Jan.
4, 1865, while it was being occupied by Union troops.
LARUE COUNTY: The courthouse at Hodgenville was burned by guerrillas
on Feg. 21, 1865. It had been used by Union soldiers as barracks.
BATH COUNTY: On March 21, 1864, Union troops fled the courthouse at
Owingsville as a Confederate force approached. An overheated stove
started a fire, destroying the building.
MONROE COUNTY: The courthousse and other buildings at Tompkinsville
were burned by Confederates on April 22, 1863, in reprisal for burning
in Celina, Tenn. by Union forces.
CLINTON COUNTY: The courthouse at Albany was burned by guerrillas
late in 1864.
CRITTENDEN COUNTY: The courthouse at Marion was burned by guerrillas
in January, 1865.
ROWAN COUNTY: The courthouse at Morehead was burned by guerrillas
March 21, 1864."
--
"Unless a man is honest we have no right to keep him in public life, it
matters not how brilliant his capacity."
Theodore Roosevelt
Bud <West Virginia>
i am looking for a Otto Clendenin who married a Glendora. He was born 1884
and died 1970. Can anyone help me. I don`t kno much about the Clendenin`s....
tina
Can anyone help me out with this one?
Who were the parents of William Clendinneng, a founder, manufacturer,
politician, philanthropist, of Montreal, Quebec, Canada?
From the Dictionary of Canadian Biography, it states that:
-He was born 22 Jun 1833, Co. Cavan (Republic of Ireland)
-Emigrated to Montreal in 1847 with his family
-Married 3 May 1853, Rachel Newmarsh in Montreal
-Had 9 children
[I know of 8: William, John P, Rachel, Emily Hadone?, Arthur, Mary, George]
-Died 21 June 1907 in Depew, N.Y.
Lee Dickson <lee.dickson(a)sympatico.ca>
Looking for info on Minerva Drew Clendenen from MO. She was born about 1881 and was orphaned by 1886. Her father, John Drew Clendenen died 23 Feb 1885 in Blackburn, Saline Co., MO. Her infant brother, Robbie J., died in April 1885. Catharine Sarah Wachendorfer Clendenen moved with Minerva back to Hannibal, Marion Co., MO and was dead by May 1886. Minerva was last listed in the Hannibal directory in 1899. Don't know what happened to her after that--married, children?
William Francis Clendenen, Jr. was born Feb 1872 in MO and was last found in the 1900 Census for Kansas City, MO. He was the son of William Francis Clendenen and Fannie Nisonger. Both were dead by 1897.
William Francis and John Drew Clendenen were brothers born in Warren Co., Ohio who went west to MO with their sister, Cynthia Susan Clendenin Burk (wife of Elisha Burk) after the Civil War. Their last brother, Alexander Young Clendenin, remained in Butler Co., Ohio.
The Clendenen family was orginally from PA and OH. I have lots of info to share.
I recieved the following e-mail recently. Perhaps someone can help Mark.
I'm trying to locate some very basic information about
any Clendenin's that may have migrated to West Tennessee. My Mom's family
name is Clendenin, but they have no family history or documentation of their
ancestors.
Any suggestions you might have would be greatly appreciated.
Mark Mann
E-Mail: Mark.Mann(a)Schriever.af.mil