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County: Floyd

Battle of Ivy Mountain

Marker Number: 

164

Location: 

US 23/460

Site of first important Civil War engagement in Big Sandy Valley, November 8, 1861, when Confederate forces led by Captain Andrew Jackson May were defeated by Federal troops under General William Nelson.

Originally cast in August 1960.

For more information, see ExploreKYHistory: Battle of Ivy Mountain

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