In 2018 we were successfully in raising the funds to have a Kentucky Historical Society Roadside Marker recast and remounted.
The marker is number 751 in the KHS Database.
Located at 6 miles Southeast of Princeton on KY 91, South side of road.
It reads: Ranger Leader Blinded
Confederate Gen. Adam R. Johnson with 1700 Partisan Rangers were in area seeking recruits and supplies. Learning of Union troops under Gen. E. H. Hobson camped at Grubb's Cross Roads, Johnson attacked, Aug. 21, 1864. In the skirmish that followed, Johnson was wounded, losing sight of both eyes. CSA became demoralized and retreated to Paris, Tennessee.
We will be conducting a rededication ceremony October 20th, 2018 for this marker.
In 2010 we were successful in raising funds to have a Kentucky Historical Society Roadside Marker repainted and relocated.
The marker is number 1830 in the KHS Database.
Located 6 miles Southeast of Princeton on KY 91, on the South side of the roadway.
It reads: Skirmish at Grubb's Crossroads
Most Caldwell County Confederates enlisted in Gen. Adam Johnson's Co. K, 10th Ky. Partisan Rangers. His purpose was to gather recruits and supplies, to secure state for CSA. In August, 1864, he attacked a Union regiment here, was blinded permanently. Rangers then retreated over Cumberland and Tennessee rivers to Paris, Tenn., where they reorganized for another Ky. raid.
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