Kentuckians found it impossible to
remain neutral as the Civil War came
to their towns. Twenty-two Kentucky
courthouses were burned; twelve
by Confederates, eight by guerrillas,
two by Union accident. The LaRue
County Courthouse in Hodgenville,
near the birthplace of Abraham
Lincoln, was used as Union barracks
until guerrillas set it on fi re February
21, 1865.
