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A Romance Interrupted by the Civil War
This was sent to me by the author, Bill Penn. The original letters used to write this article are at the Kentucky Historical Society. A Romance Interrupted by the Civil War: The Letters of Susan T. Scroggin and Henry H.…
Civil War – Perrin
From Perrin’s History of Kentucky, 1882 Cynthiana’s War Experience.–Since the early years of the present century, war had been known to our citizens only by hearsay and history. It is true large contingents had been furnished by the town and…
Civil War Claims
This article was written by Bill Penn During the Second Battle of Cynthiana, on June 11, 1864, Morgan’s Raiders set fire to buildings downtown. For almost thirty six years citizens who lost property that day attempted to convince the federal…
A Trotter Named Haviland
Overview Haviland was an American Thoroughbred racehorse, foaled in 1897, who competed extensively on major U.S. racing circuits from 1899 through 1906. A brown gelding, he became known not only for his speed and durability, but also for the unusual…