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Marj Heyduck (554-0878)-president Judy Wasko (331-1470)-v. president Vonnie Shelton (554-2188)-secretary Judy Lanier (519-4499)-treasurer David Wetherington (554-0018)-research Nathan Lynn (442-2510)-sp.collections Bill Courter (559-7900)-newsletter MEETING NOTICE Wednesday Jan. 11, 2017 Library Meeting Room 1:30 P.M. McCracken County Genealogical and Historical Society Newsletter January 2017 To collect, research, preserve and promote Paducah: a Pivotal Point in the Civil War John Cashon John Philip Cashon is a native of Paducah. His love of history began when he learned, at a young age from his fa- ther, that his 5th great grandfather David Cashon was a minute- man during the Revolutionary War. David, at the end of the war, served with General Lafayette when Lafayette took com- mand in Virginia and Lord Cornwallis entered the state. David was present at the surrender of Yorktown. Learning this history sparked John’s love for historical research and writing. John also had a family member who fought in the Civil War. His 2nd great grandfather, Ephraim Davenport Os- burn, was a Confederate soldier from Canton, Kentucky. He served in Company B, which later became under the Eighth Kentucky Mounted Infantry in command of General Nathan Bedford Forrest. John received a Bachelor’s Degree in History from Murray State University in western Kentucky. Occasionally, John is a docent at the Lloyd Tilghman House & Civil War Museum, and he has been a member of the Jackson Purchase Historical Society. John Cashon John Cashon be- lieves that the taking of Pa- ducah by General Ulysses S. Grant was the most im- portant action that he took in the Civil War’s western theatre of operations. When Grant took Paducah after General Leonidas Polk took Hick- man and Columbus, Ken- tucky, his quick action countered the Confederate move that took control of the Mississippi River at that point by taking control of the confluence of the Ohio and Ten- nessee Rivers; the Tennessee River gave him a supply line ac- cess deep into the south through Tennessee and northern Mis- sissippi all the way to Chattanooga, Tennessee, and also access to the Cumberland River at Smithland, Kentucky that gave ac- cess straight to Nashville. The victories that General Grant was able to accom- plish can be directly tied to his controlling Paducah that was such a crucial point on the rivers. John’s program be- gins with understanding the people who settled in Paducah before the Civil War, and will show how the news of the coming war was received in the city. It will also highlight General Grant’s taking of Paducah and how the citizens of Pa- ducah accepted Union oc- cupation of the city, as well as some of the problems the Union had preparing the de- fenses and training soldiers in the city for the coming battles to come. John is an author, historian, and photographer from Paducah, Kentucky. He wrote the book, Paducah and the Civil War, that was released on October 10, 2016. It tells the full sto- ry of Paducah, Kentucky during the War of the States. John says that History helps us all remember the truths about our past and helps us discover new paths for the future. Paducah and the Civil War by John Philp Cashon, published by The History Press, 141 pages, many historic photographs, available on Amazon.
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Marj Heyduck (554-0878)-presidentJudy Wasko (331-1470)-v. presidentVonnie Shelton (554-2188)-secretaryJudy Lanier (519-4499)-treasurerDavid Wetherington (554-0018)-researchNathan Lynn (442-2510)-sp.collectionsBill Courter (559-7900)-newsletter
MEETINGNOTICE
Wednesday Jan. 11, 2017Library Meeting Room
1:30 P.M.
McCracken County Genealogical and Historical Society
NewsletterJanuary 2017
To collect, research, preserve and promote
Paducah: a Pivotal Point in the Civil WarJohn Cashon
JohnPhilipCashonisanativeofPaducah.Hisloveofhistorybeganwhenhelearned,atayoungagefromhisfa-ther,thathis5thgreatgrandfatherDavidCashonwasaminute-manduring theRevolutionaryWar.David, at the endof thewar,servedwithGeneralLafayettewhenLafayettetookcom-mandinVirginiaandLordCornwallisenteredthestate.DavidwaspresentatthesurrenderofYorktown.LearningthishistorysparkedJohn’sloveforhistoricalresearchandwriting. Johnalsohada familymemberwho fought in theCivilWar.His2ndgreatgrandfather,EphraimDavenportOs-burn,wasaConfederatesoldierfromCanton,Kentucky.HeservedinCompanyB,whichlaterbecameundertheEighthKentuckyMountedInfantryincommandofGeneralNathanBedfordForrest. JohnreceivedaBachelor’sDegreeinHistoryfromMurrayStateUniversityinwesternKentucky.Occasionally,Johnisadocentat theLloydTilghmanHouse&CivilWarMuseum,andhehasbeenamemberoftheJacksonPurchaseHistoricalSociety.
John Cashon
John Cashon be-lievesthatthetakingofPa-ducah by General UlyssesS.Grantwas themost im-portant action that he tookin the CivilWar’s westerntheatreofoperations. When Grant tookPaducah after GeneralLeonidas Polk took Hick-man and Columbus, Ken-tucky, his quick actioncountered the Confederatemove that took control oftheMississippiRiveratthatpointbytakingcontroloftheconfluenceoftheOhioandTen-nesseeRivers;theTennesseeRivergavehimasupplylineac-cessdeepintothesouththroughTennesseeandnorthernMis-sissippiallthewaytoChattanooga,Tennessee,andalsoaccesstotheCumberlandRiveratSmithland,Kentuckythatgaveac-cessstraighttoNashville. ThevictoriesthatGeneralGrantwasabletoaccom-plishcanbedirectlytiedtohiscontrollingPaducahthatwassuchacrucialpointontherivers.
John’s program be-gins with understandingthe people who settled inPaducah before the CivilWar, and will show howthenewsofthecomingwarwas received in the city. Itwill also highlight GeneralGrant’s taking of PaducahandhowthecitizensofPa-ducah accepted Union oc-cupationofthecity,aswellassomeoftheproblemstheUnionhadpreparingthede-fensesandtrainingsoldiersin the city for the comingbattlestocome.
John is an author, historian, and photographer from Paducah, Kentucky. He wrote the book, Paducah and the Civil War, that was released on October 10, 2016. It tells the full sto-ry of Paducah, Kentucky during the War of the States. John says that History helps us all remember the truths about our past and helps us discover new paths for the future.
Paducah and the Civil War by John Philp Cashon, published by The History Press, 141 pages, many historic photographs, available on Amazon.
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ThisisthemostdetailedmapofwesternKentuckythatIhaveseen.ThefullmapcanbefoundattheLibraryofCongress.Thismapshowsmanyofthesmallertowns,aswellastheroadsintheregionin1865.Source:JohnCashon’swebsite.
Western Kentucky in 1865John Philip Cashon — Civil War, History, Kentucky, Paducah History
