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Hwy 36 at intersection of A. Keller Rd., 1 mi. west of Cynthiana
After capturing Cynthiana early June 11, 1864, CSA Gen. John H. Morgan attacked Union Gen. Edward H. Hobson at Keller’s Bridge on the Kentucky Central Railroad. The 171st Ohio Infantry, with 600 “100-days men,” arrived at dawn by rail from Covington. When the U.S. troops reached the bridge, they found that the CSA had burned it on June 8. Over.
CSA engaged Hobson on the hills above the A. Keller Rd. Union troops retreated beyond the railroad, which then divided the lines. Hobson surrendered after being trapped in the river bend. This was Morgan’s final victory and was the highlight of his Last Kentucky Raid. Battlefield on National Register of Historic Places, 2002. Over.
Dedicated March 1, 2015.