"Slavery to Freedom" Topic

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Editor in Chief Bill	05 Aug 2020 1:41 p.m. PST
In the mid-19th century Green Chambers (also known as Greenberry Chambers) lived as a slave in Barren County, Kentucky, with a wife, Charlotte, and five children who were apparently scattered among several slave owners. In 1864, Green was enlisted as a private in Company H of the 115th U.S. Colored Infantry in Bowling Green, Kentucky. His owner, Frank Chambers, received a certificate for the $100 USD bounty normally payable to an enlistee, as well as $300 USD in compensation for his value. In the fall of 1864 Green was severely injured while helping to erect a stockade at Fort Cynthiana, Kentucky — an injury that plagued him throughout his life… link
Buckeye AKA Darryl	07 Aug 2020 8:00 p.m. PST
Odd, I lead tours at Cynthiana, there was never such a fort. Even when one searches for that reference, it only comes back to the entries for this article. Methinks someone does not have their history correct!
John the Greater	08 Aug 2020 9:34 a.m. PST
Strange that the local Historical Society would get something like that wrong. To give some benefit of the doubt. maybe Pvt Chambers was injured building some breastworks or similar. That may have become a "fort" to the author.
EJNashIII	08 Aug 2020 12:40 p.m. PST
Are they talking about the stockade on the west side of licking river? On a modern map take w bridge st. about 200 feet north of the existing bridge there was a covered bridge Morgan burned. It had a stockade/ blokckhouse I assume Morgan also burned. Seems he was injured repairing the older works? I'm looking at NPS papers. Modern river park? What do you think buckeye?

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