BENTON KENTUCKY IN THE CIVIL WAR

AS FAR AS I KNOW, THIS IS THE ONLY SITE ON THE INTERNET DEDICATED TO BENTON KENTUCKY'S CONNECTION WITH THE CIVIL WAR. IF YOU HAVE INFORMATION THAT RELATES TO ANYTHING TO DO WITH BENTON KENTUCKY AND THE CIVIL WAR PLEASE SEND AN E-MAIL TO THE WEBMASTER AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE AND INDICATE WHAT INFORMATION YOU HAVE. ANY INFORMATION ON THIS PARTICULAR SKIRMISH OR ANY OTHER SKIRMISH OR MEMBERS OF YOUR FAMILY OR ANYONE YOU KNOW OF FROM THE BENTON OR MARSHALL COUNTY AREA THAT SERVED FOR EITHER SIDE DURING THE WAR WILL BE APPRECIATED AND MAY BE POSTED ON THIS PAGE.

THIS CIVIL WAR ACTION MARKER IS DISPLAYED NEAR THE ENTRANCE TO H.H. LOVETT PARK IN BENTON
Gilbert Cemetery
Read about a soldiers concern for his fallen friends grave. Click on the links below to read two accounts of the story.
Story #1
Story #2
Lents Cemetery
KENTUCKY ORPHAN CO. RE-ENACTORS SET UP DEMONSTRATION/INFORMATION CAMP AT MARSHALL COUNTY COURTHOUSE IN BENTON ON SATURDAY AUGUST 14, 1999.
PVT. BENNY (POSS) WATKINS READS THE NAMES OF MARSHALL COUNTY AREA RESIDENTS WHO SERVED IN THE CIVIL WAR	MEMBERS OF THE KY ORPHAN COMPANY RE-ENACTORS LISTEN TO WATKINS AT THE MARSHALL COUNTY COURTHOUSE CAMP
KENTUCKY ORPHAN CO. PARTICIPATING IN THE CAMP
CAPTAIN DON MERIDETH CORPORAL SANDY FORREST PRIVATE BENNY WATKINS PRIVATE MITCH PORTIS PRIVATE GARY TECKENBROCK PRIVATE MIKE LEFTWITCH PRIVATE MIKE CHILTON PRIVATE CASEY COUNTS PRIVATE JOHN BRINKLEY DRUMMER ZEB TECKENBROCK
VIEW THE ORIGINAL ROSTER OF THE KENTUCKY ORPHAN COMPANY - COMPANY "A" and COMPANY "G" MADE UP OF MARSHALL COUNTY VOLUNTEERS See if you recognize any of your family names in the roster
VISIT THE KENTUCKY ORPHAN CO. WEB PAGE
READ THE FASCINATING STORY OF KENTUCKY PROVISIONAL GOVERNOR GEORGE JOHNSON, THE FIRST AND ONLY GOVERNOR OF THE CONFEDERATE STATE OF KENTUCKY (PAGE 1)
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(America's Civil War, March, 1998)

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