The Bodies of Three Confederate Cavalrymen
Here was laid to rest by the citizens of Washington under public authority the bodies of three Confederate cavalrymen killed during the Battle of Washington July 24, 1863, when a force in command of Confederate General John Morgan was overtaken and defeated by Federal cavalrymen in command of General James M. Shackelford.
Marker can be reached from Morgan Way (U.S. 40) near Exit 186 North (Interstate 70), on the right when traveling east.
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