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In September 1861 Confederate troops under the command of Generals Simon Bolivar Buckner and Albert Sidney Johnston occupied Bowling Green. During the next five months the Confederate army constructed a series of fortifications on knobs around the town. In late November 1861, Bowling Green became the Confederate capital of Kentucky. In the New Year, the winds of war began to change and the Confederate troops left Bowling Green in February 1862. Before departing, they burned the L&N depot and destroyed bridges over the Barren River. Their stay was short but for many it was deadly. Of the 20,000 Confederate troops stationed in Bowling Green disease claimed the lives of more than ten percent. |
America declared war on Spain in April 1898. One hundred and twenty men enlisted in Company "B", 3rd Regiment Infantry, Kentucky Volunteers; 73 were from Warren County. The 3rd Regiment, commanded by Colonel T.J. Smith, arrived in Cuba on January 21, 1899, almost six weeks after the peace treaty had been signed. |
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One thousand soldiers from Warren County served in World War I. Residents proudly supported the war effort by supplying civilian volunteers for duty on the home front and soldiers to fight overseas. One hundred and fifty men from Western Kentucky State Normal School and Ogden College signed up for the Students' Army Training Corp (SATC). Of Warren County's enlisted men, 64 died. |
In March 1943, Warren County's Scottsville Road airport was named an Army Air Corps flight training center. The center brought more than 320 pilots to the area. Trainees received instruction in flying single seat aircraft. Cadets also received instruction in math, physics, history, geography and English from Western Kentucky State Teachers College faculty. During World War II civilians participated in bond rallies and scrap metal drives and complied with food and gasoline rationing imposed by the government. Of the 3,500 soldiers who served from Warren County, 105 died. |
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During the Korean War, Kentucky sent 123,000 men to fight. Of the 868 men who died, fourteen of them were from Warren County. At least one Warren Countian was a prisoner of war for nearly three years. |
Sentiments of Warren Countians mirrored those of other Americans during the Vietnam War. Some residents supported U. S. intervention while others did not. Twenty-six Warren Countians died while serving their country in Vietnam. |
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The roster of the 2123rd Transportation Corps of the Kentucky National Guard included 68 soldiers from Warren County. Desert Storm was a milestone for the American military because women served with men in some units, including the 2123rd. Warren Countians showed their support for the troops by wearing Desert Storm t-shirts and displaying yellow ribbons. |
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Updated December 8, 2000 Created by Donna Parker with contribution from Sandy Staebell, Laura Harper Lee, Lynne Ferguson and Jon Kay. Send comments to KyMus@wku.edu URL: http://www.wku.edu/Library/onlinexh/rrr1/Pages/Mainpages/war.html |
