U.S. Department of the Interior 

National Park Service 

American Battlefield Protection Program 

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Report on the Na

Commonwealth 

Washington, DC 

October 2008 

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tion’s Civil War Battlefields 

of Kentucky 

 
Update to the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission 

Report on the Nation’s Civil War Battlefields 

Commonwealth of Kentucky 

U.S. Department of the Interior 

National Park Service 

American Battlefield Protection Program 

Washington, DC 

October 2008 

Authority 

The American Battlefield Protection Program Act of 1996, as amended by the Civil 

War Battlefield Preservation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-359, 111 Stat. 3016, 17 

December 2002), directs the Secretary of the Interior to update the Civil War Sites 

Advisory Commission (CWSAC) Report on the Nation’s Civil War Battlefields. 

Acknowledgments 

NPS Project Team Paul Hawke, Project Leader; Kathleen Madigan, Survey 

Coordinator; Tanya Gossett, Reporting; Lisa Rupple and Shannon Davis, Preservation 

Specialists; Matthew Borders, Historian; Renee S. Novak and Gweneth Langdon, Interns. 

Battlefield Surveyor(s) Joseph E. Brent, Mudpuppy and Waterdog, Inc. 

Respondents Betty Cole, Barbourville Tourist and Recreation Commission; James 

Cass, Camp Wildcat Preservation Foundation; Tres Seymour, Battle for the Bridge 

Historic Preserve/Hart County Historical Society; Frank Fitzpatrick, Middle Creek 

National Battlefield Foundation, Inc.; Rob Rumpke, Battle of Richmond Association; 

Joan House, Kentucky Department of Parks; and William A. Penn. 

 

Cover: The Louisville-Nashville Railroad Bridge over the Green River, Munfordville, 

Kentucky. The stone piers are original to the 1850s. The battles of Munfordville and 

Rowlett’s Station were waged for control of the bridge and the railroad. Photograph 

by Joseph Brent.
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Table of Contents 

Acknowledgments ............................................................................................................ 1 

Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 3 

Synopsis ................................................................................................................................ 4 

Method Statement ........................................................................................................... 6 

Research and Field Surveys ................................................................................... 6

Questionnaires .................................................................................................... 10

Summary of Conditions of Kentucky’s Civil War Battlefields ..................... 11 

Quantified Land Areas ........................................................................................ 11

Condition Assessments ....................................................................................... 13

Registration ......................................................................................................... 13

Stewardship ......................................................................................................... 14

Public Access and Interpretation ........................................................................ 16

Local Advocacy .................................................................................................... 17

Individual Battlefield Profiles ................................................................................... 18 

Barbourville (KY001) ........................................................................................... 19

Camp Wildcat (KY002) ........................................................................................ 21

Cynthiana (KY011) .............................................................................................. 24

Ivy Mountain (KY003) ......................................................................................... 27

Middle Creek (KY005) ......................................................................................... 29

Mill Springs (KY006) ............................................................................................ 32

Munfordville (KY008) ......................................................................................... 35

Paducah (KY010) ................................................................................................. 38

Perryville (KY009) ................................................................................................ 40

Richmond (KY007) .............................................................................................. 43

Rowlett’s Station (KY004) ................................................................................... 46

Appendices ........................................................................................................................ 48 

Appendix A. Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act of 2002 ........................... 49

Appendix B. Battlefield Questionnaire ............................................................ 52

Appendix C. Civil War Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants ............................ 56

Appendix D. American Battlefield Protection Program Planning Grants ...... 57
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Introduction

The information in this report fulfills, in part, the purposes of the Civil War Battlefield 

Preservation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-359, 111 Stat. 3016). Those purposes are: 

1) to act quickly and proactively to preserve and protect nationally 

significant Civil War battlefields through conservation easements and 

fee-simple purchases of those battlefields from willing sellers; and 

(2) to create partnerships among state and local governments, regional 

entities, and the private sector to preserve, conserve, and enhance 

nationally significant Civil War battlefields. 

The Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act of 2002 directs the Secretary of the Interior, 

acting through the American Battlefield Protection Program of the National Park 

Service, to update the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission (CWSAC) Report on the 

Nation’s Civil War Battlefields. The CWSAC was established by Congress in 1991 and 

published its report in 1993. Congress provided funding for this update in FY2005 and 

FY2007. Congress asked that the updated report reflect the following: 

• Preservation activities carried out at the 384 battlefields identified by the 

CWSAC during the period between 1993 and the update; 

• Changes in the condition of the battlefields during that period; and 

• Any other relevant developments relating to the battlefields during that 

period. 

In accordance with the legislation, this report presents information about Civil War 

battlefields in Kentucky for use by Congress, federal, state, and local government 

agencies, landowners, and other interest groups. Other state reports will be issued as 

surveys and analyses are completed. 
Figure 1. CWSAC Battlefields in Kentucky 

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Synopsis

There are 11 CWSAC battlefields in Kentucky. Active preservation in Kentucky since the 

early 1990s has resulted in a significant increase in protected lands at three battlefields: 

Mill Springs, Perryville, and Richmond. The CWSAC ranked these three battlefields 

among the nation’s top priorities for preservation in 1993. As a result, all three have 

received local, state, and federal attention and assistance. These sites represent 

successful, sustained efforts to protect historic battlefield lands. While significant 

portions of these battlefields are protected, further work is still necessary to protect 

remaining portions of their historic landscapes during the next decade. 

The battlefields of Camp Wildcat, Cynthiana, Munfordville, and Rowlett’s Station

need more help today than they did in 1993. Residential development is now occurring 

at the edges of all four. Land and cultural resource protection at these sites should be 

the focus of intensified local, state, and federal battlefield preservation efforts in 

Kentucky during the next three years. 

The four other battlefields in Kentucky have experienced little change in condition 

since 1993. However, only rural Middle Creek offers the opportunity for continuing 

preservation of its historic landscape during the next 10 years. The battlefields of Ivy 

Mountain, Paducah, and Barbourville are either severely fragmented (only remnant 

landscape or cultural features of the battle survive) or destroyed due to significant 

changes in land use since the time of the battle. These battlefields provide 

opportunities for commemoration, but few opportunities for cultural resource 

preservation. 

Table 1 indicates how the CWSAC prioritized Kentucky’s Civil War battlefields in 1993. 

The National Park Service will issue updated priorities after all of the CWSAC 

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 Table 1. CWSAC Preservation Priorities from 1993 

CWSAC Priority Battlefield County

I Critical Need Mill Springs (KY006) Pulaski, Wayne

 Perryville (KY009) Boyle

II Comprehensive Preservation Possible Cynthiana (KY011) Harrison

 Munfordville (KY008) Hart

 Richmond (KY007) Madison

III Additional Protection Needed Camp Wildcat (KY002) Laurel 

Middle Creek (KY005) Floyd

Rowlett's Station (KY004) Hart

IV Fragmented/Destroyed Barbourville (KY001) Knox 

 Ivy Mountain (KY003) Floyd

 Paducah (KY010) McCracken
 

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1 American Battlefield Protection Program, “Battlefield Survey Manual,” (Washington, DC: National Park Service, revised 

2007), http://www.nps.gov/history/abpp/battlefieldsurveymanual.pdf , October 2008.

Method Statement 

Congress instructed the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the American 

Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP), to report on changes in the condition of the 

battlefields since 1993 and on “preservation activities” and “other relevant 

developments” carried out at each battlefield since 1993. To fulfill those assignments, 

the ABPP 1) conducted site surveys of each battlefield and 2) prepared and sent out 

questionnaires to battlefield managers and advocacy organizations (see Appendix B). 

Research and Field Surveys 

The ABPP conducted the field assessments of Kentucky battlefields in October and 

November 2005. The surveys entailed additional historical research, on-the-ground 

documentation and assessment of site conditions, identification of impending threats 

to each site, and site mapping. Surveyors used a Global Positioning System (GPS) to 

map historic features of each battlefield and used a Geographic Information System 

(GIS) to draw site boundaries. The ABPP retains all final survey materials. Each 

battlefield survey file includes a survey form (field notes, list of defining features, list of 

documentary sources, and a photo log), photographs, spatial coordinates of significant 

features, and boundaries described on USGS topographic maps. The surveys did not 

include archeological investigations for reasons of time and expense. 

Study Areas and Core Areas 

The CWSAC identified a Study Area and a Core Area for each principal battlefield (see 

Figure 2). The CWSAC boundaries have proven invaluable as guides to local land and 

resource preservation efforts at Civil War battlefields. However, since 1993, the 

National Park Service has refined its battlefield survey techniques, which include 

research, working with site stewards, identifying and documenting lines of approach 

and withdrawal used by opposing forces, and applying the concepts of military terrain 

analysis to all battlefield landscapes. The ABPP’s Battlefield Survey Manual explains the 

field methods employed during this study.1

 The surveys also incorporate the concepts 

recommended in the National Register of Historic Places’ Guidelines for Identifying, 

Evaluating, and Registering America’s Historic Battlefields, which was published in 1992 

after the CWSAC had completed its original assessments of the battlefields. 

Using its refined methodology, ABPP was able to validate or adjust the CWSAC’s Study 

Area and Core Area boundaries to reflect more accurately the full nature and original 

resources of these battlefields (see Table 2). At all 11 battlefields in Kentucky, the 

refined methodology resulted in significant increases in the size of Study Areas, Core 

Areas, or both. However, it is important to note that the Study Area and Core Area 

boundaries are simply historical boundaries that describe where the battle took place; 

neither indicates the current integrity of the battlefield landscape, so neither can be 

used on its own to identify surviving portions of battlefield land that may merit 

protection and preservation. 
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 For general guidance about integrity issues and National Register properties, see National Park Service, How to Apply the 

National Register Criteria for Evaluation (Washington, DC: U.S. Department of the Interior, revised 1997). The survey 

evaluations described above do not meet the more stringent integrity standards for National Historic Landmark designation. 

See National Park Service, How to Prepare National Historic Landmark Nominations (Washington, DC: U.S. Department of the 

Interior, 1999), 36-37. 

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 See 36 CFR 60.1-14 for regulations about nominating a property to the National Register and 36 CFR 63 for regulations 

concerning Determinations of Eligibility for inclusion in the National Register. 
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The term integrity, as defined by the National Register of Historic Places, is “the ability 

of a property to convey its significance.”5

 While assessments of integrity are subjective, 

battlefields can have integrity only if they can be positively located through research 

and ground-truthing and if significant portions of the landscape’s historic terrain have 

not been substantially disturbed. Other conditions contribute to the degree of 

integrity a battlefield retains: 

1) battle-period resources (e.g., buildings, roads, fence lines, military 

structures, and archeological features) and historic patterns of 

interconnecting spaces and relationships between and among those 

resources survive; 

2) land use of the battlefield remains similar to battle-period land 

use; and 

3) the battlefield’s physical features and overall character enable 

understanding of how the combatants moved through the landscape 

by associating surviving features with historical accounts of the 

battle. 

Natural changes in vegetation—woods succeeding historic farm fields, for example—do 

not necessarily diminish the landscape’s integrity. Significant changes in land use since 

the Civil War do affect integrity; the degree to which post-war development has 

altered and fragmented the historic landscape and destroyed historic features is critical 

when assessing integrity. However, some post-battle development is expected; slight 

or moderate change within the battlefield may not substantially diminish a battlefield’s 

integrity. 

The Potential National Register boundaries therefore indicate which battlefields are 

likely eligible for future listing in the National Register of Historic Places and likely 

deserving of future preservation efforts. If a surveyor determined that a battlefield 

was entirely compromised by land use incompatible with the preservation of historic 

features (i.e., it has little or no integrity), it did not receive a PotNR boundary. In cases 

where a battlefield was already listed in the National Register, surveyors were asked to 

reassess the existing documentation based on current scholarship and resource 

integrity, and, when appropriate, to provide new information and propose new 

boundaries as part of the surveys. As a result, some PotNR boundaries will contain 

lands already listed in the National Register of Historic Places. In other cases, PotNR 

boundaries will exclude previously listed lands that have lost integrity. 

 

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 National Park Service, Guidelines for Identifying, Evaluating, and Registering America’s Historic Battlefields, 1992 (Washington, 

DC: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Interagency Resources Division), 10. Archeological integrity was 

not examined during this study, but should be considered in future battlefield studies and formal nominations to the National 

Register.
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Residential development of the Mill Springs Battlefield. Note the historic WestMetcalfe House (ca. 1801) in the center background (beyond the portable toilet). 

New construction can impair a battlefield’s historic setting and disrupt the visitor’s 

sense of place. Photograph by Joseph E. Brent, 2005. 

The data from which all three boundaries are drawn do not necessarily reflect the full 

research needed for a formal National Register nomination. Potential National 

Register boundaries are based on an assessment of aboveground historic features 

associated with the cultural and natural landscape. The surveys did not include a 

professional archeological inventory or assessment of subsurface features or 

indications. In some cases, future archeological testing will help determine whether 

subsurface features remain, whether subsurface battle features convey important 

information about a battle or historic property, and whether that information may 

help to confirm, refine, or refute the boundaries previously determined by historic 

studies and terrain analysis. 

The ABPP survey information should be reassessed during future compliance processes 

such as the Section 106 process required by the National Historic Preservation Act7

 and 

Environmental Impact Statements/Environmental Assessments required by the National 

Environmental Policy Act.8

 Likewise, more detailed research and integrity assessments 

should take place when any battlefield is formally nominated to the National Register 

or proposed for designation as a National Historic Landmark. New research and 

intensive-level surveys of these sites will enlighten future preservation and compliance 

work. Agencies should continue to consult local and state experts for up-to-date 

information about these battlefields. 

Seven Kentucky battlefields are already listed in the National Register or are 

designated National Historic Landmarks (see Table 4). At six of these listed battlefields, 

 

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 16 USC 470f. 

8

 42 USC 4331-4332.
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the PotNR boundary expands upon the existing National Register boundary. At 

Perryville, surveys recommend a smaller PotNR boundary than the existing National 

Historic Landmark boundary because portions of the battlefield have been converted 

from open, agricultural lands to residential lots. Rowlett’s Station battlefield is not 

currently listed in the National Register, but it does appear eligible for listing. Three 

battlefields—Barbourville, Ivy Mountain, and Paducah--do not appear to have 

sufficient physical integrity to warrant a PotNR boundary. At no battlefield in 

Kentucky is the recommended PotNR boundary as large as the Study Area, indicating 

that a considerable amount of historic landscape has disappeared since the Civil War. 

Camp Wildcat retains the most intact land within its Study Area: 80.38%. 

Questionnaires 

While the ABPP maintains data about its own program activities at Civil War 

battlefields, most preservation work occurs at the local level. Therefore, to carry out 

the Congressional directive for information about activities at the battlefields, the 

ABPP sought input from local battlefield managers and advocacy organizations. The 

ABPP distributed questionnaires designed to gather information about the types of 

preservation activities that have taken place at the battlefields since 1993. The 

Questionnaire is reproduced in Appendix B. 

In Kentucky, representatives of seven organizations completed and returned the 

questionnaires. Their responses, combined with the survey findings, allowed the ABPP 

to create a profile of conditions and activities at Kentucky’s Civil War battlefields. 
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Summary of Conditions of Kentucky’s Civil War Battlefields 

Quantified Land Areas 

Using Geographic Information Systems, the ABPP calculated the amount of land 

historically associated with the battle (Study Area), the amount of land where forces 

were engaged (Core Area), and the amount of land that may retain enough integrity 

to be eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places and that remains to 

be protected (Potential National Register boundary). 

As noted above and as Table 2 illustrates, Study Areas and Core Areas have been 

revised in many cases. In particular, the original CWSAC surveys did not consistently 

include routes of approach and withdrawal or secondary actions that influenced the 

course or outcome of the battle. The revised boundaries take these movements and 

actions into account. In some instances, new or additional research has sharpened our 

understanding of battle events. Therefore, the ABPP determined that additional lands 

belonged appropriately in the Study and Core Areas because they lend additional 

understanding to the battle story. Please see the individual battlefield profiles at the 

end of this report for more information about the extent of and reasons for any 

revisions to the CWSAC Study Area and Core Area boundaries.

Richmond Battlefield. Photograph by Joseph E. Brent, 2005.
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 Battlefield Boundary Established/ Acres 

 Type Revised*

 

 Barbourville (KY001) Study Area 2008 940.11 

 Core Area 1993 101.42 

 PotNR N/A 0.00 

 

 Camp Wildcat (KY002) Study Area 2005 2,245.51 

 Core Area 1993 710.34 

 PotNR 2008 1,804.92 

 

 Cynthiana (KY011) Study Area 2005 9,394.70 

 Core Area 1993 1,061.33 

 PotNR 2005 830.04 

 

 Ivy Mountain (KY003) Study Area 2005 8,182.20 

 Core Area 2005 258.60 

 PotNR N/A 0.00 

 

 Middle Creek (KY005) Study Area 2005 1,462.19 

 Core Area 1993 248.80 

 PotNR 2005 288.09 

 

 Mill Springs (KY006) Study Area 2005 4,434.58 

 Core Area 2005 1,193.70 

 PotNR 2005 1,749.35 

 Munfordville (KY008) Study Area 2005 8,652.18 

 Core Area 2005 769.78 

 PotNR 2005 1,128.72 

 

 Paducah (KY010) Study Area 2008 3,038.55 

 Core Area 1993 162.90 

 PotNR N/A 0.00 

 Perryville (KY009) Study Area 2005 16,664.86 

 Core Area 1993 2,218.75 

 PotNR 2005 9,765.92 

 Richmond (KY007) Study Area 2005 9,706.73 

 Core Area 2005 3,178.78 

 PotNR 2005 1,209.87 

 Rowlett’s Station (KY004) Study Area 2005 2,267.74 

 Core Area 2005 656.82 

 PotNR 2005 969.43 

* If the CWSAC’s 1993 Study and Core Area boundaries were confirmed during this 

update, they remain listed as established in 1993. If the ABPP adjusted the 

boundaries based on research or refined survey methods, the year in which the 

revision was made is given. 

Table 2. Battlefield Area Statistics 
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Condition Assessments 

Using field survey data, the ABPP assessed the overall condition of each battlefield’s 

Study Area. While no battlefield remains completely unaltered since the Civil War, 

more than half of Kentucky’s battlefields have experienced relatively little or only 

moderate changes to their terrain and aboveground battle features in nearly 150 

years.9

 

Table 3. Condition Summary 

Registration 

The Secretary of the Interior designates National Historic Landmarks (NHL) – nationally 

significant historic sites – because they possess exceptional value or quality in 

illustrating or interpreting the heritage of the United States. The National Register of 

Historic Places (NRHP) is the nation’s official list of cultural sites significant at the 

national, state, or local level and worthy of preservation. Federal and state agencies 

use information from the National Register as a planning tool to identify and make 

decisions about cultural resources. Properties listed on the National Register are also 

eligible for numerous federal and state historic preservation grant programs. 

Recognition as a NHL or NRHP battlefield also advances public understanding of and 

appreciation for the battlefield, and encourages advocacy for its preservation. 

Registered battlefields meet national standards for documentation, physical integrity, 

and demonstrable significance to the history of our nation. 

As Table 4 indicates, seven Kentucky battlefields are already designated as NHLs or 

listed in the NRHP. Only two battlefields, Perryville and Camp Wildcat, were 

registered prior to the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission’s study of battlefields in the 

early 1990s. The others were listed during or after the CWSAC study. Of the four 

 

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 The condition of archeological resources within the battlefields was not assessed. Future studies are needed to determine the

degree of archeological integrity associated with subsurface battle deposits. 

Condition Battlefield

Land use is little changed (3) Camp Wildcat, Munfordville, 

 Perryville 

Portions of landscape have been altered, Middle Creek, Mill Springs, 

but most essential features remain (3) Rowlett’s Station 

 

Much of the landscape has been altered Cynthiana, Richmond 

and fragmented, leaving some essential 

features (2) 

 

Landscape and terrain have been altered Barbourville, Ivy Mountain, 

beyond recognition (3) Paducah

Battlefields that were not assessed (0) None
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battlefields not listed or designated, only one, Rowlett’s Station, potentially retains 

enough of its historic landscape to be eligible under the current criteria for listing. 

The boundaries of those battlefields already designated or listed include more than 

13,100.00 acres. Surveys conducted during this study indicate that additional lands – a 

total of about 3,500.00 acres – may be eligible to add to the existing NHL and NRHP 

listings. Table 4 compares the number of acres already designated or listed with the 

number of acres that are likely to meet the same criteria, but are not currently part of 

the existing NHL or NRHP boundary. 

 

 

Table 4. Existing Registration and Acres Potentially 

Eligible for Registration

Stewardship 

In Kentucky, nonprofit organizations have led efforts to preserve Civil War battlefields, 

often in partnership with the Kentucky Heritage Council (the state historic preservation 

office). Of the eight battlefields where the historic landscape remains largely or 

somewhat intact, five – Middle Creek, Mill Springs, Munfordville, Perryville, and 

Rowlett’s Station – have nonprofit stewards. These stewards often have leveraged 

state or federal funds to purchase their holdings, but have retained control of the lands 

themselves. In comparison, the Federal government and the Commonwealth of 

Kentucky each own portions of only one battlefield. The USDA Forest Service and the 

Battlefield Existing NHL 

or NRHP Acres 

ABPP PotNR 

Acres 

Acres Unlisted 

but Potentially 

Eligible 

Barbourville (KY001) 0.00 0.00 0.00 

Camp Wildcat (KY002) 698.69 1,804.92 1,106.23 

Cynthiana (KY011) 150.22 830.04 679.82 

Ivy Mountain (KY003) 0.00 0.00 0.00 

Middle Creek (KY005) 233.43 288.09 54.66 

Mill Springs (KY006) 813.97 1,749.35 935.38 

Munfordville (KY008) 197.94 1,128.72 930.78 

Paducah (KY010) 0.00 0.00 0.00 

Perryville (KY009) 10,058.59 9,765.92 0.00 

Richmond (KY007) 980.92 1,209.87 228.95 

Rowlett’s Station (KY004) 0.00 969.43 969.43 

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Laurel County Fiscal Court together control most of Camp Wildcat. The State owns 

significant portions of the Perryville battlefield. The Madison County Fiscal Court, 

which holds 597.00 acres at the Richmond battlefield, is the most prominent municipal 

battlefield landowner in Kentucky. Among the eight battlefields retaining some 

integrity, only Cynthiana is entirely in private, unprotected ownership. 

Two of the three badly fragmented battlefields, Ivy Mountain and Barbourville, are 

recognized by small public holdings established to commemorate the battles. At Ivy 

Mountain, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet established a one-acre wayside that 

includes a monument dedicated in 2001 to honor the battle’s participants. At 

Barbourville, the city recently set aside 0.25 acres for interpretive displays about the 

battle. No historic land is protected at Paducah, but the battle is commemorated 

through interpretive markers. 

In addition, the Kentucky Heritage Council holds preservation easements at 

Munfordville, Perryville, and Richmond. As part of its stewardship responsibilities 

as an easement holder, the Council periodically monitors each battlefield to ensure no 

changes incompatible with preservation and interpretation are made to the easement 

properties. 

Table 5. Protective Stewardship of Intact Battlefield Land* 

Battlefield Permanently 

Protected Acres 

ABPP PotNR 

Acres 

Unprotected, Intact 

Acres Remaining 

Barbourville (KY001) 0.25 0.00 0.00 

Camp Wildcat (KY002) 433.50 1,804.92 1,371.42 

Cynthiana (KY011) 0.00 830.04 830.04 

Ivy Mountain (KY003) 1.00 0.00 0.00 

Middle Creek (KY005) 255.00 288.09 33.09 

Mill Springs (KY006) 412.37 1,749.35 1,336.98 

Munfordville (KY008) 219.00 1,128.72 909.72 

Paducah (KY010) 0.00 0.00 0.00 

Perryville (KY009) 580.60 9,765.92 9,185.32 

Richmond (KY007) 387.00** 1,209.87 822.87 

Rowlett's Station (KY004) 47.00 969.43 922.43 

All Battlefields 2,335.72 17,746.34 15,411.87 

* For details, see each site’s Individual Battlefield Profile. 

**An additional 210.00 acres are protected at Richmond, but have been substantially altered for 

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On-site Interpretation Battlefield 

Battlefields with public interpretation, Mill Springs, Perryville, Richmond

including a visitor center (3) 

Battlefields with public interpretation Barbourville, Camp Wildcat, Cynthiana, 

but no visitor center (8) Ivy Mountain, Middle Creek, Munfordville, 

Paducah, Rowlett’s Station 

Battlefields with no public interpretation None 

* For details, see each site’s Individual Battlefield Profile. 

Public Access and Interpretation 

In its questionnaire, the ABPP asked battlefield stewards about the types of public 

access and interpretation available at the battlefield. The ABPP did not collect 

information about the purpose or intent of the interpretation and access, such as 

whether a wayside exhibit was developed for purely educational reasons, to promote 

heritage tourism, or boost local economic development. 

The ABPP asked respondents to indicate the type of interpretation available at or 

about the battlefield. The categories included brochures, driving tours, living history 

demonstrations, maintained historic features or areas, walking tours and trails, wayside 

exhibits, websites, and other specialized programs. The results indicate that all of 

Kentucky’s Civil War battlefields currently provide some degree of public interpretation 

and educational opportunities. 

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Local Advocacy 

Nonprofit organizations play important roles in protecting historic battlefields. 

Nonprofit organizations step in to preserve historic sites when public funding and 

management for historic preservation are absent. When public funding is available, 

nonprofits serve as vital partners in public-private preservation efforts, acting as 

conduits for public funds, raising critical private matching funds, keeping history and 

preservation in the public eye, and working with landowners to find ways to protect 

battlefield parcels. Kentucky battlefields have several well-organized and visionary 

local groups that have built and maintained relationships with all levels of government, 

most notably the Kentucky Heritage Council, and other battlefield stakeholders. 

The nonprofit friends groups identified in Table 7 are recognized as organizations 

dedicated solely to the preservation, interpretation, and promotion of a specific 

battlefield or battlefields. All of the organizations listed in Table 7 formed or 

incorporated during or after the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission’s study of the 

early 1990s. The federal effort to call attention to Kentucky’s battlefields was well 

received and acted upon in the Commonwealth. Other organizations with more 

general historical interests are not noted, but may also play important roles in 

battlefield preservation.

Battlefield Friends Group(s) Year 

Founded 

Barbourville (KY001) None 

Camp Wildcat (KY002) Camp Wildcat Preservation Foundation, Inc. 1994 

Cynthiana (KY011) None 

Ivy Mountain (KY003) None 

Middle Creek (KY005) Middle Creek National Battlefield Foundation, Inc. 1992 

Mill Springs (KY006) Mill Springs Battlefield Association, Inc. 1992 

Munfordville (KY008) Battle for the Bridge Historic Preserve Project of 

the Hart County Historical Society 1996 

Paducah (KY010) None 

Perryville (KY009) Perryville Battlefield Preservation Association, Inc. 1991 

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Individual Battlefield Profiles

Each battlefield profile contains the following information, as well as a map of Study Area, Core 

Area, and Potential National Register boundaries. 

Location County or city in which the battlefield is located. 

Campaign Name of military campaign of which the battle was part. Campaign names are 

taken from The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the 

Union and Confederate Armies. 

Battle Date(s) Day or days upon which the battle took place, as determined by the Civil War 

Sites Advisory Commission. 

Principal Commanders Ranking commanders of opposing forces during the battle. 

Forces Engaged Name or description of largest units engaged during the battle. 

Results Indicates battle victor or inconclusive outcome. 

Study Area Acres within the Study Area (see Table 2), as determined by the ABPP, that 

represent the historic extent of the battle upon the landscape.

Potential National Acres of land that retain historic character and may be eligible for

Register Lands listing in the National Register of Historic Places (see Table 2). 

 

Protected Lands Estimated acres (based on questionnaires) of battlefield land purchased or 

placed under permanent easement since the Civil War for the purposes of 

maintaining the historic character of the landscape and preventing its 

future impairment or destruction. 

Publicly Accessible Estimated acres (based on responses to questionnaires) maintained 

Lands for public visitation. 

 

Management Area(s) Name of historic site, park, or other area maintained for resource 

protection and/or public visitation.

Friends Group(s) Name of local advocacy organization(s) that support preservation activities 

at/for the battlefield. 

Preservation Activities Indicates which types of preservation activities have taken place 

Since 1993 at the battlefield since 1993 (based on responses to questionnaires). 

Public Interpretation Indicates which types of interpretation/educational activities have 

Since 1993 taken place at the battlefield since 1993 (based on responses to 

questionnaires). 

Condition Statement The ABPP’s assessment of the overall condition of the battlefield’s 

Study Area (based on field surveys and responses to questionnaires). 

Historical Designation Notes the most prestigious historical designation the battlefield has 

received (i.e. national park unit, National Historic Landmark, National 

Register of Historic Places, state register, or local landmark). Only 

applicable when the designation/listing is given for substantial 

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Barbourville (KY001) 

Location Knox County 

Campaign Operations in Eastern Kentucky (1861) 

Battle Date(s) September 19, 1861 

Principal Commanders Capt. Isaac J. Black [US]; Col. Joel A. Battle [CS] 

Forces Engaged Home Guard (approximately 300 men) [US]; approximately 800 

 men commanded by Col. Joel A. Battle [CS] 

Results Confederate victory 

Study Area 940.11 acres 

The new Study Area includes a portion of the Confederate 

approach route from Cumberland Ford (Pineville) to reflect the 

point at which the Union garrison became aware of the 

Confederate force’s approach. 

Potential National 0.00 acres 

Register Lands 

Protected Lands 0.25 acres 

 City of Barbourville, fee simple 

Publicly Accessible Lands 0.25 acres 

Management Area(s) Battle of Barbourville Interpretive Park 

Friends Group(s) None

Preservation Activities Advocacy 

Since 1993 Cultural Resource Surveys and Inventories 

 Fundraising

9 Interpretation Projects 

9 Land or Development Rights Purchased 

 Legislation 

 Planning Projects

9 Research and Documentation 

Public Interpretation Brochure(s) 

Since 1993 Driving Tour 

 Living History 

 Maintained Historic Features/Areas 

 Visitor Center 

 Walking Tour/Trails 

9 Wayside Exhibits/Signs 

 Website 

 Other
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Condition Statement The Barbourville battlefield is compromised by land use 

incompatible with the preservation of historic features. 

Commemorative opportunities exist. 

Historical Designation None 
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Camp Wildcat (KY002) 

Location Laurel County 

Campaign Operations in Eastern Kentucky (1861) 

Battle Date(s) October 21, 1861 

Principal Commanders Brig. Gen. Albin F. Schoepf [US]; 

Brig. Gen. Felix Zollicoffer [CS] 

Forces Engaged Camp Wildcat Garrison and Schoepf’s Brigade [US]; 

 Zollicoffer’s Brigade [CS] 

Results Union victory 

Study Area 2,245.51 acres 

The original Core Area at Wildcat Mountain was expanded to 

reflect USDA Forest Service archeological findings and historic 

research since 1993. A second Core Area was added to reflect 

fighting near Hazel Patch (confirmed through archeological 

investigation). The Study Area was increased to include both 

Core Areas and the approach routes of both armies. 

Potential National 1,804.92 acres 

Register Lands 

Protected Lands 433.50 acres 

 Laurel County Fiscal Court (four land purchases donated by Camp 

 Wildcat Preservation Foundation), 321.50 acres, fee simple 

USDA Forest Service, Daniel Boone National Forest, 112.00 acres, fee 

simple 

 

Publicly Accessible Lands 150.00 acres 

Management Area(s) Wildcat Mountain Civil War Battlefield, 150.00 acres 

 Daniel Boone National Forest, 112.00 acres 

Friends Group(s) Camp Wildcat Preservation Foundation (1994) 

Preservation Activities Advocacy 

Since 1993 9 Cultural Resource Surveys and Inventories 

9 Fundraising 

9 Interpretation Projects 

9 Land or Development Rights Purchased 

 Legislation 

9 Planning Projects 

 Research and Documentation 

 

Public Interpretation 9 Brochure(s) 

Since 1993 Driving Tour 

9 Living History 

 Maintained Historic Features/Areas 

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9 Walking Tour/Trails 

9 Wayside Exhibits/Signs 

9 Website(s) 

http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/boone/districts/london/wildcat.shtml 

 http://www.campwildcatpreservationfoundation.org/ 

9 Other 

 Battle of Camp Wildcat video 

Other Activities Preservation easements have been placed on acquired land .

Condition Statement 277.67 acres remain intact but unprotected at Camp Wildcat. 

The battlefield presents an opportunity for immediate 

preservation before residential development further 

diminishes the historic landscape. 

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Cynthiana (KY011) 

Location Harrison County 

Campaign Morgan’s Raid into Kentucky (1864) 

Battle Date(s) June 11-12, 1864 

Principal Commanders Brig. Gen. Stephen G. Burbridge [US]; 

Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan [CS] 

Forces Engaged 168th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 171st Ohio National 

 Guard, Kentucky Harrison County Home Guards [US]; Morgan’s 

 Division [CS] 

Results Union victory 

Study Area 9,394.70 acres 

Adjustments to the original Study Area reflect the approach 

routes of Morgan’s columns and more accurately portray areas of 

engagement and maneuver as determined through additional 

historic research conducted since 1993. 

Potential National 830.04 acres

Register Lands 

 

Protected Lands 0.00 acres 

Publicly Accessible Lands 0.00 acres 

Management Area(s) None

Friends Group(s) None 

Preservation Activities Advocacy 

Since 1993 Cultural Resource Surveys and Inventories 

 Fundraising 

 Interpretation Projects 

Land or Development Rights Purchased 

 Legislation 

9 Planning Projects 

9 Research and Documentation 

 

Public Interpretation 9 Brochure(s) 

Since 1993 9 Driving Tour 

9 Living History 

 Maintained Historic Features/Areas 

 Visitor Center

9 Walking Tour/Trails 

9 Wayside Exhibits/Signs 

 Website(s) 

 Other 
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Condition Statement More than 800.00 acres remain intact but unprotected at 

Cynthiana. The battlefield presents an opportunity for 

immediate preservation before residential development 

further diminishes the historic landscape. 

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Ivy Mountain (KY003) 

Location Floyd County 

Campaign Operations in Eastern Kentucky (1861) 

Battle Date(s) November 8-9, 1861 

Principal Commanders Brig. Gen. William Nelson, Col. Joshua W. Sill [US]; 

Col. John S. Williams [CS] 

Forces Engaged Detachments from 12 Ohio and Kentucky units [US]; 

 9 infantry companies, 2 cavalry companies [CS] 

Results Union victory 

Study Area 8,182.20 acres 

The revised boundaries include approaches to, and action at, 

Piketon, Kentucky. 

Potential National 0.00 acres

Register Lands 

Protected Lands 1.00 acre 

 Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, fee simple 

Publicly Accessible Lands 1.00 acre 

Management Area(s) The Battle of Ivy Mountain wayside (Marker #164) 

Friends Group(s) None

Preservation Activities Advocacy 

Since 1993 Cultural Resource Surveys and Inventories 

 Fundraising 

 Interpretation Projects 

9 Land or Development Rights Purchased 

 Legislation 

 Planning Projects 

9 Research and Documentation 

 

Public Interpretation Brochure(s) 

Since 1993 Driving Tour 

 Living History 

 Maintained Historic Features/Areas 

 Visitor Center 

 Walking Tour/Trails 

9 Wayside Exhibits/Signs 

 Website(s) 

 Other 

Condition Statement The Ivy Mountain battlefield has been destroyed by land use 

incompatible with the preservation of historic features. 

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Middle Creek (KY005) 

Location Floyd County 

Campaign Offensive in Eastern Kentucky (1862) 

Battle Date(s) January 10, 1862 

Principal Commanders Col. James Garfield [US]; Brig. Gen. Humphrey Marshall [CS] 

Forces Engaged 18th Brigade, Army of the Ohio [US]; Army of Southwestern 

 Virginia [CS] 

Results Union victory 

Study Area 1,462.19 acres 

The revised Study Area includes the Union approach route from 

Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River. 

Potential National 288.09 acres

Register Lands 

Protected Lands 255.00 acres

 Middle Creek National Battlefield Foundation, Inc., fee simple 

Publicly Accessible Lands 10.00 acres 

Management Area(s) Middle Creek Battlefield Park 

Friends Group(s) Middle Creek National Battlefield Foundation, Inc. (1992)

Preservation Activities Advocacy 

Since 1993 Cultural Resource 

 Surveys and Inventories 

 Fundraising

9 Interpretation Projects 

9 Land or Development Rights Purchased 

9 Legislation 

9 Planning Projects 

 Research and Documentation 

 

Public Interpretation Brochure(s) 

Since 1993 9 Driving Tour 

 Living History 

 Maintained Historic Features/Areas 

 Visitor Center

9 Walking Tour/Trails 

9 Wayside Exhibits/Signs 

9 Website(s) 

 http://www.middlecreek.org 

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Condition Statement Middle Creek offers the opportunity for long-term, sustained 

protection and stewardship of its remaining battlefield 

landscape. 

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Mill Springs (KY006) 

Location Pulaski and Wayne Counties 

Campaign Offensive in Eastern Kentucky (1862) 

Battle Date(s) January 19, 1862 

Principal Commanders Brig. Gen. George H. Thomas [US]; 

Maj. Gen. George B. Crittenden, 

Brig. Gen. Felix K. Zollicoffer [CS] 

Forces Engaged Brig. Gen. Albin Schoepf’s Brigade, 1st Division, Army of the 

 Ohio [US]; 1st and 2nd Brigades, Crittenden’s Division [CS] 

Results Union victory 

Study Area 4,434.58 acres 

 The revised boundaries were expanded to more accurately 

 reflect engagement areas and troop maneuvers as determined by 

 archeological investigations conducted by the Mill Springs 

 Battlefield Association since 1993, and to include the West- 

 Metcalfe House (a Confederate hospital and supply depot) south 

 of the original Study Area. 

Potential National 1,749.35 acres

Register Lands 

Protected Lands 412.37 acres

 Mill Springs Battlefield Association, Inc., 410.37 acres (18 

 separate land purchases), fee simple and with preservation 

 easements held by the Kentucky Heritage Council 

 Pulaski County Fiscal Court, 2.00 acres 

Publicly Accessible Lands 412.37 acres 

Management Area(s) Portions of the Mill Springs Battlefield National Historic 

Landmark 

Friends Group(s) Mill Springs Battlefield Association, Inc. (1992)

Preservation Activities Advocacy 

Since 1993 9 Cultural Resource Surveys and Inventories 

 Fundraising 

9 Interpretation Projects 

9 Land or Development Rights Purchased 

 Legislation 

9 Planning Projects 

9 Research and Documentation 

 

Public Interpretation 9 Brochure(s) 

Since 1993 9 Driving Tour 

9 Living History 

9 Maintained Historic Features/Areas 

9 Visitor Center 
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9 Walking Tour/Trails 

9 Wayside Exhibits/Signs 

9 Website(s) 

 http://www.millsprings.net 

9 Other 

 Guided Immersion Tours, 4-6 Hours 

 Monthly Civil War Teas 

Condition Statement The Mill Springs is significantly more protected than it was in 

 1993. However, sustained efforts are still necessary to save 

 more than 1,300.00 acres of intact but unprotected battlefield 

 land. 

Historical Designation National Historic Landmark (1994) 
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Munfordville (KY008) 

Location Hart County 

Campaign Confederate Heartland Offensive (1862) 

Battle Date(s) September 14-17, 1862 

Principal Commanders Col. Cyrus L. Dunham, Col. John T. Wilder [US]; 

 Brig. Gen. James R. Chalmers, Gen. Braxton Bragg [CS] 

Forces Engaged Union garrison [US]; Army of the Mississippi [CS] 

Results Confederate victory 

Study Area 8,652.18 acres 

The boundaries were adjusted to reflect more accurately the area 

of engagement and maneuver, especially two Confederate 

artillery positions on knobs south of the Green River, and to 

include the approach routes of both armies. 

Potential National 1,128.72 acres

Register Lands 

 

Protected Lands 219.00 

 Hart County Historical Society, 85.00 acres, fee simple 

 Kentucky Heritage Council, 80.00 acres, easement 

 Civil War Preservation Trust, 47.00 acres, fee simple 

 Hart County Fiscal Court, 7.00 acres, fee simple (transferred to 

 Hart County Historical Society) 

Publicly Accessible Lands 214.00 acres 

Management Area(s) Battle for the Bridge Historic Preserve, with 2.25 miles of trails 

Friends Group(s) Battle for the Bridge Historic Preserve Project of the Hart 

 County Historical Society (1996) 

Preservation Activities 9 Advocacy 

Since 1993 9 Cultural Resource Surveys and Inventories 

9 Fundraising 

9 Interpretation Projects 

9 Land or Development Rights Purchased 

9 Legislation 

 State appropriation for project development, $100,000 (1997) 

9 Planning Projects 

9 Research and Documentation 

 

Public Interpretation Brochure(s)

9 Driving Tour 

9 Living History 

9 Maintained Historic Features/Areas 

 Visitor Center 

9 Walking Tour/Trails 

9 Wayside Exhibits/Signs 
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9 Website(s) 

 http://www.battleforthebridge.org 

Other 

Condition Statement Munfordville, with more than 60% of its historic landscape 

intact, presents an excellent opportunity for immediate 

preservation before residential development further 

diminishes the historic landscape. Intensified local, state, and 

federal preservation efforts are needed through the next 

several years. 

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Paducah (KY010) 

Location McCracken County 

Campaign Forrest’s Expedition into West Tennessee and Kentucky (1864) 

Battle Date(s) March 25, 1864 

Principal Commanders Col. Stephen G. Hicks, Lt. Cdr. James W. Shirk [US]; 

Maj. Gen. Nathan B. Forrest [CS] 

Forces Engaged Union garrison (8th Colored Heavy Artillery, 16th Kentucky Cavalry, 

and Companies C, H, and K, 122nd Illinois Infantry) and Gunboats: 

USS Peosta – Tinclad Side Wheel Steamer, USS Paw Paw (Gunboat 

#31) – Tinclad Center Wheel Steamer [US]; 3rd, 7th, 8th, and 12th

Regiments, Kentucky Cavalry [CS] 

Results Confederate victory 

Study Area 3,038.55 acres 

The revised boundaries include a portion of the Confederate 

approach route into Paducah and that portion of the Ohio River 

where Union gunboats maneuvered and fired. 

Potential National 0.00 acres

Register Lands 

 

Protected Lands 0.00 acres 

Publicly Accessible Lands 0.00 acres 

Management Area(s) None

Friends Group(s) None 

Preservation Activities Advocacy 

Since 1993 Cultural Resource 

 Surveys and Inventories 

 Fundraising 

 Interpretation Projects 

Land or Development Rights Purchased 

 Legislation 

 Planning Projects 

 Research and Documentation 

 

Public Interpretation Brochure(s) 

Since 1993 Driving Tour 

 Living History 

 Maintained Historic Features/Areas 

 Visitor Center 

 Walking Tour/Trails 

9 Wayside Exhibits/Signs 

 Website(s) 

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Condition Statement The Paducah battlefield has been destroyed by land use 

incompatible with the preservation of historic features. 

Commemorative opportunities exist. 

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Perryville (KY009) 

Location Boyle County 

Campaign Confederate Heartland Offensive (1862) 

Battle Date(s) October 8, 1862 

Principal Commanders Maj. Gen. Don Carlos Buell [US]; Gen. Braxton Bragg [CS] 

Forces Engaged Army of the Ohio [US]; Army of the Mississippi [CS] 

Results Union strategic victory 

Study Area 16,664.86 acres 

The boundaries were adjusted to more accurately reflect the area 

of engagement and maneuver, especially approach routes of 

both armies, as determined through historical research 

undertaken since 1993. 

Potential National 9,765.92 acres

Register Lands 

 

Protected Lands 580.60 acres 

 Kentucky Department of Parks, 580.00 acres, fee simple, 

 including five parcels donated by the Perryville Battlefield 

 Preservation Association 

 Kentucky Heritage Council, 0.60 acres, fee simple 

Publicly Accessible Lands 580.00 acres 

Management Area(s) Perryville State Historic Site 

 Sleet Town Site Trail Network 

 

Friends Group(s) Perryville Battlefield Preservation Association, Inc. (1991)

Preservation Activities 9 Advocacy 

Since 1993 Cultural Resource 

 Surveys and Inventories 

 Fundraising 

9 Interpretation Projects 

9 Land or Development Rights Purchased 

 Legislation 

 Planning Projects 

9 Research and Documentation 

 

Public Interpretation 9 Brochure(s) 

Since 1993 9 Driving Tour 

9 Living History 

9 Maintained Historic Features/Areas 

9 Visitor Center 

9 Walking Tour/Trails 

9 Wayside Exhibits/Signs 

9 Website(s) 

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 http //www.battleofperryville.com 

 http //www.perryville.net 

Other 

Condition Statement More than 58% of Kentucky’s largest battlefield remains 

intact. Perryville presents an excellent opportunity for 

intensified local, state, and federal preservation efforts 

through the next decade. 

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Richmond (KY007) 

Location Madison County 

Campaign Confederate Heartland Offensive (1862) 

Battle Date(s) August 29-30,1862 

Principal Commanders Maj. Gen. William Nelson [US]; Gen. E. Kirby Smith [CS] 

Forces Engaged 1st and 2nd Brigades, Army of Kentucky [US]; Army of Kentucky [CS] 

Results Confederate victory 

Study Area 9,706.73 acres 

Revised boundaries include ongoing actions from Morrill on the 

south to the Kentucky River on the north, and engagement areas 

in Richmond, at Arlington, and north of Arlington. 

Potential National 1,209.87 acres

Register Lands 

Protected Lands 597.00 acres 

 Madison County Fiscal Court 387.00 acres, fee simple (with 

preservation easements held by the Kentucky Heritage Council, 

plus an additional 210.00 acres, fee simple, that had been 

previously altered) 

 

Publicly Accessible Lands 597.00 acres 

Management Area(s) Richmond Battlefield Park 

Friends Group(s) Battle of Richmond Association, Inc. (2001) 

Preservation Activities 9 Advocacy 

Since 1993 9 Cultural Resource Surveys and Inventories 

9 Fundraising 

9 Interpretation Projects 

9 Land or Development Rights Purchased 

 Legislation 

9 Planning Projects 

9 Research and Documentation 

 

Public Interpretation 9 Brochure(s) 

Since 1993 9 Driving Tour 

9 Living History 

9 Maintained Historic Features/Areas 

9 Visitor Center 

9 Walking Tour/Trails 

9 Wayside Exhibits/Signs 

9 Website(s) 

http://www.battleofrichmond.org 

9 Other 

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Other Activities The Blue Grass Army Depot holds 603.00 acres of the 

 battlefield and is actively working with the Madison Fiscal 

 Court and the Battle of Richmond Association to preserve it. 

 Mount Zion Church owns an additional 10.00 acres of the 

 battlefield, and the historic church building itself. 

Condition Statement Richmond is significantly more protected than it was in 1993. 

 However, sustained efforts are still necessary to preserve and 

interpret more than 820.00 acres of intact but unprotected 

battlefield land. 

Historical Designation National Register of Historic Places (1996) 
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Rowlett’s Station (KY004) 

Location Hart County 

Campaign Operations in Eastern Kentucky (1861) 

Battle Date(s) December 17, 1861 

Principal Commanders Col. August Willich [US]; Brig. Gen. Thomas C. Hindman [CS] 

Forces Engaged 32nd Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment [US]; Terry’s 

 Texas Rangers, 7th Texas Cavalry, 1st Arkansas Battalion [CS] 

Results Inconclusive 

Study Area 2,267.74 acres 

 The revised boundaries were expanded to the west beyond the 

 Green River to reflect fighting at the L&N Railroad bridge. 

Potential National 969.43 acres

Register Lands 

Protected Lands 47.00 acres 

 Civil War Preservation Trust, fee simple 

Publicly Accessible Lands 47.00 acres 

Management Area(s) Battle for the Bridge Historic Preserve, with 0.50-mile trail 

Friends Group(s) Battle for the Bridge Historic Preserve Project of the Hart 

County Historical Society (1996)

Preservation Activities Advocacy 

Since 1993 Cultural Resource Surveys and Inventories 

 Fundraising 

9 Interpretation Projects 

9 Land or Development Rights Purchased 

 Legislation 

 Planning Projects 

 Research and Documentation 

 

Public Interpretation Brochure(s) 

Since 1993 Driving Tour 

 Living History 

 Maintained Historic Features/Areas 

 Visitor Center

9 Walking Tour/Trails 

9 Wayside Exhibits/Signs 

9 Website(s) 

http://www.battleforthebridge.org 

 Other 

Condition Statement More than 900.00 acres remain intact but unprotected at 

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immediate preservation before residential development 

further diminishes the historic landscape. 

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Appendices 

Perryville Battlefield, from Captain Charles Lumsden’s Battery (Alabama Artillery) position. 

Photograph by Joseph E. Brent, 2005. 
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Appendix A. Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act of 2002 

Public Law 107-359, 111 Stat. 3016, 17 December 2002 

Amends the American Battlefield Protection Program Act of 1996 (16 U.S.C. 469k) 

An Act 

 

To amend the American Battlefield Protection Act of 1996 to authorize the Secretary of the 

Interior to establish a battlefield acquisition grant program. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in 

Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ``Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act of 2002''. 

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 

 (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following 

 (1) Civil War battlefields provide a means for the people of 

 the United States to understand a tragic period in the history 

 of the United States. 

 (2) According to the Report on the Nation's Civil War 

 Battlefields, prepared by the Civil War Sites Advisory 

 Commission, and dated July 1993, of the 384 principal Civil War 

 battlefields-- 

 (A) almost 20 percent are lost or fragmented; 

 (B) 17 percent are in poor condition; and 

 (C) 60 percent have been lost or are in imminent 

 danger of being fragmented by development and lost as 

 coherent historic sites. 

 (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are-- 

 (1) to act quickly and proactively to preserve and protect 

 nationally significant Civil War battlefields through 

 conservation easements and fee-simple purchases of those 

 battlefields from willing sellers; and 

 (2) to create partnerships among State and local 

 governments, regional entities, and the private sector to 

 preserve, conserve, and enhance nationally significant Civil War 

 battlefields. 

SEC. 3. BATTLEFIELD ACQUISITION GRANT PROGRAM. 

The American Battlefield Protection Act of 1996 (16 U.S.C. 469k) is amended-- 

 (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as paragraph (3) of 

 subsection (c), and indenting appropriately; 

 (2) in paragraph (3) of subsection (c) (as redesignated by 

 paragraph (1))-- 

 (A) by striking ``Appropriations'' and inserting 

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 (B) by striking ``section'' and inserting 

 ``subsection''; 

 (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following 

 ``(d) Battlefield Acquisition Grant Program.-- 

 ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection 

 ``(A) Battlefield report.--The term `Battlefield 

 Report' means the document entitled `Report on the 

 Nation's Civil War Battlefields', prepared by the Civil 

 War Sites Advisory Commission, and dated July 1993. 

 ``(B) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' 

 means a State or local government. 

 ``(C) Eligible site.--The term `eligible site' means 

 a site-- 

 ``(i) that is not within the exterior 

 boundaries of a unit of the National Park System; 

 and 

 ``(ii) that is identified in the Battlefield 

 Report. 

 ``(D) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the 

 Secretary of the Interior, acting through the American 

 Battlefield Protection Program. 

 ``(2) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a 

 battlefield acquisition grant program under which the Secretary 

 may provide grants to eligible entities to pay the Federal share 

 of the cost of acquiring interests in eligible sites for the 

 preservation and protection of those eligible sites. 

 ``(3) Nonprofit partners.--An eligible entity may acquire an 

 interest in an eligible site using a grant under this subsection 

 in partnership with a nonprofit organization. 

 ``(4) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share of the total 

 cost of acquiring an interest in an eligible site under this 

 subsection shall be not less than 50 percent. 

 ``(5) Limitation on land use.--An interest in an eligible 

 site acquired under this subsection shall be subject to section 

 6(f)(3) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 

 U.S.C. 460l-8(f)(3)). 

 ``(6) Reports.-- 

 ``(A) In general.--Not later than 5 years after the 

 date of the enactment of this subparagraph, the 

 Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the 

 activities carried out under this subsection. 

 ``(B) Update of battlefield report.--Not later than 

 2 years after the date of the enactment of this 

 subsection, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a 

 report that updates the Battlefield Report to reflect-- 

 ``(i) preservation activities carried out at 

 the 384 battlefields during the period between 

 publication of the Battlefield Report and the 

 update; 

 ``(ii) changes in the condition of the 

 battlefields during that period; and 

 ``(iii) any other relevant developments 

 relating to the battlefields during that period. 
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 ``(7) Authorization of appropriations.-- 

 ``(A) In general.--There are authorized to be 

 appropriated to the Secretary from the Land and Water 

 Conservation Fund to provide grants under this 

 subsection $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 

 through 2008. 

 ``(B) Update of battlefield report.--There are 

 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 

 out paragraph (6)(B), $500,000.''; and 

 (4) in subsection (e)-- 

 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``as of'' and all 

 that follows through the period and inserting ``on 

 September 30, 2008.''; and 

 (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``and provide 

 battlefield acquisition grants'' after ``studies''. 

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Appendix B. Battlefield Questionnaire 

State 

Battlefield 

Person Completing Form 

Date of completion 

I. Protected Lands of the Battlefield (“Protected lands” are these “owned” for historic 

preservation or conservation purposes. Please provide information on land protected since 

1993.) 

1) Identify protected lands by parcel since 1993. Then answer these questions about each 

parcel, following example in the chart below. What is the acreage of each parcel? Is parcel 

owned fee simple, by whom? Is there is an easement, if so name easement holder? Was the 

land purchased or the easement conveyed after 1993? What was cost of purchase or easement? 

What was source of funding and the amount that source contributed? Choose from these 

possible sources: Coin money, LWCF, Farm Bill, State Government, Local Government, Private 

Owner, Private Non-Profit (provide name), or Other (describe). 

Parcel Acres Owner Easement Year Cost Source 

Joe Smith Farm 194 Private SHPO 1995 $500,000 LWCF/$250,000 

 Private/$250,000 

Sue Jones Tract 16 Battlefield Friends, Inc. No 2002 $41,000 State/$20,000 

 BFI/$21,000 

2) Other public or non-profit lands within the battlefield? (Y/N) 

• If yes, describe 

•Name of public or non-profit owner or easement holder 

•Number of Acres owned/held 

3) Is the information in a GIS? (Y/N) 

 If yes, may NPS obtain a copy of the data? (Y/N) 
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II. Preservation Groups

1) Is there a formal interested entity (friends group, etc) associated with the battlefield? (Y/N)

 If yes 

 Name 

 Address 

 Phone 

 Fax 

 E-mail 

 Web site? (Y/N) 

• If yes, what is the URL? 

• Does the web site have a preservation message? (Y/N) 

• What year did the group form? 

III. Public Access and Interpretation

1) Does the site have designated Public Access? (Y/N) (Count public roads if there are designated 

interpretive signs or pull-offs) 

If yes, what entity provides the public access (Access may occur on lands owned in fee or under 

 easement to the above entities) 

F Federal government 

F State government 

F Local government 

F Private Nonprofit organization 

F Private owner 

F Other 

Name of entity (if applicable) 

Number of Acres Accessible to the Public (size of the area in which the public may physically visit 

without trespassing. Do not include viewsheds.) 

2) Does the site have interpretation? (Y/N) 

If yes, what type of interpretation is available? 

F Visitor Center 

F Brochure(s) 

F Wayside exhibits 

F Driving Tour 

F Walking Tour 

F Audio tour tapes 

F Maintained historic features/areas 

F Living History 

F Website 

F Other 

IV. Registration 

Applies only to the battlefield landscape, not to individual contributing features of a battlefield (i.e., the 

individually listed Dunker Church property of .2 acres does not represent the Antietam battlefield for the 

purposes of this exercise) 

1) Is the site a designated National Historic Landmark? (Y/N) 

 If yes, NHL and ID Number 

2) Is the site listed in the National Register? (Y/N)

 If yes, NRHP Name and ID Number
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3) Is the site listed in the State Register? (Y/N) 

 If yes, State Register Name and ID Number 

4) Is the site in the State Inventory? (Y/N) 

 If yes, State Inventory Name and ID Number 

5) Is the site designated as a local landmark or historic site? (Y/N) 

 Type of Designation/Listing 

V. Program Activities

What types of preservation program activities have occurred at the battlefield? Provide final product 

name and date if applicable (e.g., Phase I Archeological Survey Report on the Piper Farm, 1994 and 

Antietam Preservation Plan, 2001, etc.) 

1) Research and Documentation 

2) Cultural Resource surveys and inventories (building/structure and landscape inventories, archeological 

surveys, landscape surveys, etc.) 

 

3) Planning Projects (preservation plans, site management plans, cultural landscape reports, etc.) 

 

4) Interpretation Projects (also includes education) 

5) Advocacy (any project meant to engage the public in a way that would benefit the preservation of 

the site, e.g. PR, lobbying, public outreach, petitioning for action, etc.) 

6) Legislation (any local, state, or federal legislation designed to encourage preservation of the 

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7) Fundraising 

 To support program activities? 

 To support land acquisition/easements? 

8) Other 
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Appendix C. Civil War Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants 

The Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act of 2002 (PL 107-359) amended the American 

Battlefield Protection Act of 1996 (16 USC 469k) to authorize a matching grant program 

to assist States and local communities in acquiring significant Civil War battlefield lands 

for permanent protection. Eligible battlefields are those listed in the 1993 Report on the 

Nation’s Civil War Battlefields prepared by the Congressionally-chartered Civil War Sites 

Advisory Commission (CWSAC). Eligible acquisition projects may be for fee interest in 

land or for a protective interest such as a perpetual easement. 

Since 1998, Congress has appropriated a total of $34.9 million for this Civil War 

Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants (CWBLAG). These grants have assisted in the 

permanent protection of 14,741 acres at 59 Civil War battlefields in 14 states. Of the 54 

battlefields these funds have helped, 3 are in Kentucky. 

Battlefield 

CWSAC 

Priority 

Total Acres 

Acquired 

Total

CWBLAG 

Total Non-Federal 

Leveraged Funds 

Total Acquisition

Costs 

 

Mill Springs I 201.21 $1,374,237.29 $1,396,750.00 $2,770,987.29

Munfordville II .92 $14,300.00 $14,300.00 $28,600.00

Perryville I 54.00 $76,475.00 $77,817.72 $154,292.72

Richmond II 362.00 $1,116,800.00 $1,571,200.00 $2,688,000.00

 618.13 $2,581,812.29 $3,060,067.72 $5,641,880.01
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Appendix D. American Battlefield Protection Program 

Planning Grants 

Since 1992, ABPP has offered annual planning grants to nonprofit organizations, academic 

institutions, and local, regional, state, and tribal governments to help protect battlefields 

located on American soil. Applicants are encouraged to work with partner organizations 

and federal, State and local government agencies as early as possible to integrate their 

efforts into a larger battle site protection strategy. ABPP has awarded nearly $490,000 to 

Kentucky’s Civil War battlefields. Much of the funding has gone to Cynthiana, Mill 

Springs, Munfordville, and Richmond battlefields in response to project proposals from 

those communities. 

Grantee Year Project Title Award 

 

Cumberland Valley Civil War 2000 Cumberland Valley Civil War Site Survey $21,300.00*

Heritage Association 

Cynthiana-Harrison County 2001 Battles of Cynthiana National Register $6,000.00

Chamber of Commerce Project 

 2003 Cynthiana Preservation and Management $25,071.00 

 Plan 

Hart County Historical 1998 Munfordville Interpretive Plan $20,000.00 

Society 2001 Acquisition Plan for Unprotected Battlefield $19,800.00 

 Lands [Munfordville] 

 

Illinois Historic Preservation 1997 Illinois/Kentucky Ohio River Civil War $40,000.00** 

Agency Heritage Trail 

Kentucky Heritage Council 1993 Statewide Battlefield Preservation $2,000.00 

 Conference 

Land Between the Lakes 1999 Preservation of Fort Henry and $30,700.00* 

Association Associated Sites 

Madison County Historical 1998 Richmond Archeological Survey $25,000.00 

Society 2000 Richmond Preservation Plan $25,500.00 

 2003 Richmond Interpretation Plan $34,430.00 

Mill Springs Battlefield 1992 Mill Springs Battlefield Protection Plan $19,950.00 

Association 1993 Develop Battlefield Interpretation Plan $22,000.00 

 1994 Staff to Mill Springs Battlefield Association $25,000.00 

 1995 Staff to Mill Springs Battlefield Association $15,000.00 

 1996 Mill Springs Battlefield Interpretation Project $16,000.00 

 1997 Mill Springs Battlefield Interpretation Project $10,000.00 

 1998 Archeological Investigations at Mill Springs $15,000.00 

 Battlefield 

 2002 Update of Mill Springs Battlefield $8,000.00 

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 2005 Mill Springs National Register Boundary $6,657.00 

 Expansion 

 2008 Mills Spring Battlefield Interpretation Plan $41,200.00 

Perryville Battlefield 1993 Staff for Perryville Battlefield Commission $25,000.00 

Commission

 

Tebbs Bend Battlefield 2008 Tebbs Bend Preservation Plan $36,112.00 

Association 

 

Total ABPP Planning Grants to Kentucky Battlefields as of FY2008 $489,720.00 

* Project involved battlefield resources in Kentucky and Tennessee. 

** Project involved battlefield resources in Kentucky and Illinois. 

New interpretation kiosk at Middle Creek Battlefield. Photograph by Joseph E. Brent, 2005.