Civil War Lexington, Kentucky:: Bluegrass Breeding Ground of Power

Although no great Civil War battles were fought in Lexington, Kentucky, the city afforded some of the greatest military and political leaders on each side. It produced the Honorable Henry Clay, whose efforts postponed the war by at least a decade. The city touched the lives of both Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln, whose wife, Mary Todd, spent her early years there. This breeding ground of power molded the careers and characters of men like John C. Breckinridge and John Hunt Morgan. Authors Josh Leet and Karen Leet introduce the men and women of Lexington who shaped United States history and whose lives were forever changed by the war that shook the nation.

Author: Joshua H. Leet, Karen M. Leet
Publisher: History Press
Published: 10/27/2011
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9781609493318
ISBN10: 1609493311
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | South (AL,AR,FL,GA,KY,LA,MS,
- History | United States | Civil War Period (1850-1877)