Confederates leave Columbus, Kentucky

Confederates leave Columbus, Kentucky

12 years ago By Lee Sutton
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COLUMBUS, KY—Confederate General Leonidas Polk leaves Columbus, ending the Confederate defensive line of Kentucky. Polk initially violated Kentucky's neutrality by occupying Kentucky in September 1861. 

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