1971 Partisan Rangers

Category: Markers

Marker reads, Civil War Confederate irregular troops operated in western KY. These Partisan Rangers, under Brig. Gen. Adam R. Johnson, fought skirmishes and disrupted Union communications and supply lines. Among Hopkins Countians serving were 2 brothers from Hanson-James Waller, who was killed, and J.S., who later urged reconciliation. Presented by Citizens for Historic Preservation.