Thu Oct 10, 2013 11:02 pm
Late August, 1861; Mississippi Theater
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As the good men of Kentucky rally to the Banner of Succession in Lexington, KY, without warning they are set upon by union invaders out of Ohio. Out numbered and many freshly arriving from their family farmsteads there was little hope for these brave men. Only a few escaped the hands of the invaders. Those who did have vowed to see the Union dogs pay!
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In Bowling Green, KY men from the country side are taking up arms to prepare to defend their stately rights. The Words "Remember Lexington" is repeatedly religiously before and after most training exercises.
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While along the Western banks of the mighty Mississippi General Polk's men continue to dig in. As General Polk's request for a force from Memphis, TN to board river boats bound for Columbus, Ky to defend the Eastern banks of the Mississippi River are met. It is evident the CSA knows that control of this crucial point where the Ohio meets the Mississippi could mean the difference between victory and defeat in this region.
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