Big Sandy Expedition
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The Big Sandy Expedition was an early campaign of the American Civil War in Kentucky that began in mid-September 1861 when Union Brig. Gen. William "Bull" Nelson received orders to organize a new brig
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John Stuart Williams
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John Stuart Williams was an American politician and Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War, who served as a Democratic U.S. Senator from Kentucky during the Reconstruction era.
Big Sandy Expedition
…Maysville, Kentucky and conduct an expedition into the Big Sandy Valley region of Eastern Kentucky and stop the build-up of Confederate forces under Col. John S. Williams. This was done in three phases. From September 21 to October 20, 1861, Nelson assembled a brigade of 5,500 Union volunteers from Ohio and Kentucky. On…
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