Confederate Monument in Augusta
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confederate-monument-in-augusta-260-7718863
title:
Confederate Monument in Augusta
text:
The Confederate Monument in Bracken County, Kentucky, in Augusta, Kentucky, honors eight unknown Confederate soldiers who were killed attacking Augusta in September 1862. Confederate Colonel Basil W. Duke led a force of Confederate soldiers to raid the town, on September 27, 1862, only to be driven back by a home guard force numbering 100 and backed up by gunboats. Eight Confederate soldiers of the 21 who died were buried in Payne Cemetery. In 1903 the present monument was placed at their burial
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United States historic place
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederate_Monument_in_Augusta
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date modified:
2023-02-06T23:30:40Z
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13
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