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The planks they pulled stalled eight hundred men - did the camp survive?
Three hundred Home Guard soldiers dismantle a bridge in the dark, hoping to slow eight hundred Confederate troops. Their desperate act is meant to protect a Union training camp.
The planks they pulled stalled eight hundred men - did the camp survive?
This episode explores the early days of the American Civil War in Kentucky, a state that attempted to remain neutral. It details the strategic moves of both Union and Confederate forces and the desperate measures taken by local militias.
Date: September 19, 1861
Location: Knox County, Kentucky
Event: Battle of Barbourville
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