Today in Civil War History- August 30th

August 30th, 1862
Confederates Defeat Union in Kentucky 

Edmund Kirby Smith

Edmund Kirby Smith

Confederate troops under Edmund Kirby Smith soundly defeated a Union army under General Mahlon D. Manson at Richmond, Kentucky. Manson and his entire staff were captured.

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