Hey everyone, thanks for tuning in to episode number 209 of

our Civil War podcast. My name is Rich. And I'm Tracy. Hello y'all. In the last

show, as y'all recall, we talked about the Battle of Richmond, which took place

on August 30th, 1862. And we said it was one of the most lopsided victories of

the Civil War as the federal's lost over 4,000 men captured by the Confederate

Force led by Kirby Smith. The road to Lexington lay open to Kirby Smith

after his victory at the Battle of Richmond and the Confederate Army of

Kentucky entered that city there in the heart of the blue grass on September

2nd to an enthusiastic reception. One of the rebels remembered that, quote,

the balconies, house tops and windows, in fact, every place available for view,

was filled with people cheering and waving handkerchiefs while we marched to the

streets. After entering Lexington, Kirby Smith sent detachment probing west toward

Louisville and north toward Cincinnati. And on September 4th, Frankfurt was

captured, becoming the only capital of a loyal state to fall to the Confederates

during the Civil War. As we've mentioned before, when Kirby Smith had moved

north into Kentucky in the middle of August, Braxton Bragg hadn't been able to

follow immediately. That's because Bragg was still waiting for all of his troops

to arrive in Chattanooga in southeastern Tennessee after their movement from

Mississippi, and Bragg's army wasn't ready to march northward until late August.

As you guys will recall, in mid-June Bragg had taken over command from PGT

Borigard, when Borigard, after the Confederate retreat from Corinth, had taken

an unauthorized leave of absence and was relieved by Jefferson Davis. When his

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