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- The Kentucky Life feature on the 1862 Battle of Richmond has been nominated by the Ohio Valley Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for a Regional Emmy Award.
The Battle of Richmond, Aug. 29-30, 1862, was the largest Civil War battle in Kentucky until the troops met again in October in Perryville.
In the hot, dry summer of 1862, Confederate and Union soldiers met in Madison County for a two-day battle.
Confederate Gen. Kirby Smith was pushing deep into the heart of Central Kentucky from the south. There was disagreement on the Union side on how to defend Richmond against the more experienced Confederate troops. The abolitionist Cassius Clay, a Union major general, wanted to make a stand on the bluffs of the Kentucky River. His view lost out and he was relieved of command four days before the battle.
Instead, Union Maj. Gen. William "Bull" Nelson ordered troops deployed in nearby Lancaster and Danville. Brig. Gen. Mahlon D. Manson however, did not receive the message to move toward Lancaster. He moved just south of Richmond instead, and Smith's Confederate forces were waiting. Retreating Union forces were at Richmond Cemetery when Nelson arrived to rally them. A large man at 300 pounds, he is reported to have said, "Boys, if they can't hit something as big as I am, they can't hit anything." He was shot in the thigh and there his rally ended.
Of the 6,500 Union troops, 206 were killed, 844 were wounded, and 4,303 were missing. In contrast, the Confederate losses were 98 killed, 492 wounded, and 10 missing.
Now the Battle of Richmond Association works to preserve these hallowed grounds where almost 300 soldiers died. Battlefield Park is located on U.S. 421 across from the Blue Grass Army Depot.
There were 751 total Ohio Valley Regional Emmy Award entries this year, a record number, and only 291 received nominations. Nineteen KET productions and programs were nominated for an Emmy Award. This segment was produced by Paul Smith.
To see other KET nominated features, visit blogs.ket.org/spotlight/?p=10884
I honor those that served their Country whether were talking Union or Confederate. Their Struggle and their Suffering should be Respected & Remembered.
It is good to hear about Kentucky's civil war history.
Richmondite here, thank you for covering this. I was born and raised here, each hill is familiar to me. Even I wasn't aware of how it was a Union route, which eventually led to the Confederacy abandoning the campaign. It's important to know that. I imagine even the rebels in 1862 understood they wouldn't hold this land which was honestly, always going to be Union.
This was a serious Battle fo the state of Kentucky, as well as the Battle of Perryville..these were brave men and deserve to be remembered...Thank y'all of The Battle of Richmond Association...God Bless
You can honor this nations history by purchasing a home in one of the subdivisions and playing at least 9 holes on this sacred battlefield. I remember having to stop at the visitors center to ask where the battlefield was. I was told I was on it. I was disappointed.
my great great great great grandfather fought in this battle. he was shot in the leg but managed to survive
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I have driven that road from Richmond to Berea so many times and had no idea why I took that over the I-75. If I do return to Kentucky, I would be honored if you would accept an old Renaissance actor into your ranks. So many times on my birthday I would watch some of you come through the Love's I worked in and I really wanted to stop working and find out more about you but..... I really didn't want to get in trouble with Miss Kim. Keep doing what you're doing and know that I really want to be there.
dont knock any interest in history the spiritual activity is a wider net of historical curiosity, always part in powers and conflict. THANK YOU FOR A JOB WELL DONE
the black shadow red eyed things in that area and creekbank at tha renfro line looks alittle more defined to me. these things seem to show up at civil contest attachments. there is a moose mix shadow on 25 around lily and the small concrete brige, was this ever in these actions? was there indian purging that had to have gone on here and not just left off at the borders. not with the trails to the water and cumberland having such a dramatically shared spot.
For gods sake people it's history now let the soldiers rest in peace gees.
I got stuck on the statement about 25% of Kentuckians owning slaves. I would like a link to that please. Or are you like so many others telling the truth, or some version of it. It is a bit offensive to see you standing there in the uniform of Northern Aggression on sacred ground. You are right, the ground was bloody because we killed damn near all them Yankees.
Antiecm my union. great great great great grandfather fought in this battle. if he didn't survive I wouldn't be here so no not all the union soldiers died. dumbass
Antiecm please show me how you were there killin yankees lmao
Only 206 were killed bud
except... here we are, confederacy lost. I guess that means blacks are better.
Kentucky was a neutral Union state.
Give it up dude! Sorry to let you know the war is over. Plant wildflowers and just stop the waste of money. I see know sense in glorifying war and battlefields .
Its about the men that lost their lives learn some history.
I disagree..... we should never forget the Civil War. We should, as a nation, remember those who died, who sacrificed, who fought for what they believed in. With this said, we should accept as a nation, that Slavery, racism, Jim Crow and separation of American citizens based on skin tone was wrong, is wrong, and should always be wrong. But to forget history is to repeat history....
If you forget the civil war and the history then your bound to repeat it...
That's like someone saying let's forget about you after you die...like you never existed!!...these civil war soldiers had families!!...and the families well never forget.....lay off the meth bro!.,your comment is ignorant and makes no sense