A former U.S. vice president urges his fellow Kentuckians to resist the Federal occupation of their state.
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A former U.S. vice president urges his fellow Kentuckians to resist the Federal occupation of their state.
John C. Fremont leaves St. Louis to lead his Army of the Southwest against the secessionist Missouri State Guards of Sterling Price.
Confederates strengthen their defense line across Kentucky, as William T. Sherman gives his Federal superiors a gloomy report of affairs in the state.