Shelby County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census,the population was 48,065. Its county seat is Shelbyville. The county was established in 1792 and named for Isaac Shelby,the first Governor of Kentucky. Shelby County is part of the Louisville/Jefferson County,KY–IN Metropolitan Statistical Area. Shelby County's motto is "Good Land,Good Living,Good People".
Shelbyville is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Shelby County,Kentucky,United States. The population was 17,282 at the 2020 census.
Simpsonville is a home rule-class city in Shelby County,Kentucky,in the United States. It is located 8 miles west of Shelbyville,Kentucky and 23 miles east of Louisville situated along U.S. 60. The population was 2,484 during the 2010 U.S. Census.
William Orlando Butler was a U.S. political figure and U.S. Army major general from Kentucky. He served as a Democratic congressman from Kentucky from 1839 to 1843,and was the Democratic vice-presidential nominee under Lewis Cass in 1848.
Isaac Shelby was the first and fifth Governor of Kentucky and served in the state legislatures of Virginia and North Carolina. He was also a soldier in Lord Dunmore's War,the American Revolutionary War,and the War of 1812. While governor,he led the Kentucky militia in the Battle of the Thames,an action that was rewarded with a Congressional Gold Medal. Counties in nine states,and several cities and military bases,have been named in his honor. His fondness for John Dickinson's "The Liberty Song" is believed to be the reason Kentucky adopted the state motto "United we stand,divided we fall".
John Allen was a United States politician and army officer who was killed in the War of 1812.
The Battles of Frenchtown,also known as the Battle of the River Raisin and the River Raisin Massacre,were a series of conflicts in Michigan Territory that took place from January 18–23,1813,during the War of 1812. It was fought between the United States of America and a joint force of British and Native American near the River Raisin in Frenchtown.
George Madison was the sixth Governor of Kentucky. He was the first governor of Kentucky to die in office,serving only a few weeks in 1816. Little is known of Madison's early life. He was a member of the influential Madison family of Virginia,and was a second cousin to President James Madison. He served with distinction in three wars –the Revolutionary War,Northwest Indian War,and War of 1812. He was twice wounded in the Northwest Indian War,and in the War of 1812 he was taken prisoner following the Battle of Frenchtown in Michigan.
Bland Williams Ballard was a soldier and statesman from Kentucky.
Martin D. Hardin was a politician and lawyer from Kentucky. Born in Pennsylvania,his family immigrated to Kentucky when he was still young. He studied law under George Nicholas and commenced practice at Richmond,Kentucky. His cousin,future U.S. Representative Benjamin Hardin,studied in his law office. He represented Madison County in the Kentucky House of Representatives for a single term.
The Frankfort Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located on East Main Street in Frankfort,Kentucky. The cemetery is the burial site of Daniel Boone and contains the graves of other famous Americans including seventeen Kentucky governors and a Vice President of the United States.
Colonel Charles Stewart Todd was an American military officer,government official and United States diplomat.
Paschal Hickman was an American military officer who was killed in the Massacre of the River Raisin,an important event in the War of 1812. Hickman County,Kentucky is named for him.
During the War of 1812,Kentucky supplied numerous troops and supplies to the war effort. Because Kentucky did not have to commit manpower to defending fortifications,most Kentucky troops campaigned actively against the enemy. This led to Kentucky seeing more battle casualties than all other states combined.
Nathaniel Gray Smith Hart was a Lexington,Kentucky lawyer and businessman,who served with the state's volunteer militia during the War of 1812. As Captain of the Lexington Light Infantry from Kentucky,Hart and many of his men were killed in the River Raisin Massacre of January 23,1813,after being taken prisoner the day before following the Battle of Frenchtown in Michigan Territory.
Benjamin Franklin Graves (1771–1813) was a politician and military leader in early 19th-century Kentucky. During the War of 1812,Graves served as a major in the 2nd Battalion,5th Kentucky Volunteer regiment. Together with other officers,he commanded Kentucky troops in the Battle of Frenchtown on January 22,1813,in Michigan Territory. This was part of an effort by Americans to take the British-controlled fort at Detroit,Fort Shelby. This battle had the highest number of American fatalities in the war:of 1,000 American troops,nearly 400 were killed in the conflict,and 547 were taken prisoner. The next day an estimated 30-100 Americans were killed by Native Americans after having surrendered.
Elijah P. Marrs was a minister and educator in Louisville,Kentucky. He was a sergeant in the 12th Regiment Heavy Artillery U.S. Colored Troops during the American Civil War (1861-1865). After the war he taught in various schools and helped organize Loyal Leagues to defend blacks from attacks by the Ku Klux Klan. Together with his brother,Henry,he helped found what became Simmons College of Kentucky in Louisville in 1879.
The Kentucky War Memorial is a memorial to Kentuckians who have died in all wars. On a high-point called the "State Mound" in Frankfort Cemetery in Frankfort,Kentucky,the memorial consists of a 65-foot-tall monument erected in 1850,nine low stone monuments built in a semi-circle,and two low straight monuments. The 1850 monument honors men who died up until 1850 and it lists the battles and the officers who fell. The semi-circular area to the south of the tall monument lists the wars,and the straight monuments list the names of all of Kentucky's fallen. The wars mentioned include:War of Independence,War of 1812,the Texas War of Independence,the Mexican War,Civil War,Spanish–American War,World War I,World War II,Korean War,Vietnam War,and Persian Gulf War.
William Atherton was an American soldier,rifleman and veteran of the War of 1812 from Shelbyville,Kentucky. He was a private in Captain John Simpson's company of the 1st Rifle Regiment. He served under William Henry Harrison. Atherton wrote a journal that detailed his war service within the Kentucky militia,including their defeat and subsequent massacre at River Raisin by opposing forces,and his subsequent capture and imprisonment.
Anthony Crockett was an American soldier during the American Revolutionary War,the Northwest Indian War,and the War of 1812. He also served as a Kentucky politician.
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