Battle of Barbourville

Battle of Barbourville
Part of the American Civil War
Date September 19, 1861 (1861-09-19) Location Barbourville, Knox County, Kentucky Result Confederate victory
Belligerents
United States of America (Union) Home Guard	CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Isaac J. Black	Felix Zollicoffer, Joel A. Battle, commanding engaged detachment
Strength
300 Home Guardsmen	800 men engaged
Casualties and losses
1 dead 1 wounded 13 captured	7 dead

The Battle of Barbourville was one of the early engagements of the American Civil War. It took place on September 19, 1861, in Knox County, Kentucky during the campaign known as the Kentucky Confederate Offensive.^[1] The battle is considered the first Confederate victory in the commonwealth, and threw a scare into Federal commanders, who rushed troops to central Kentucky to try to repel the invasion, which was finally stopped at the Battle of Camp Wildcat in October.