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Site Name Ashland: The Henry Clay Estate Street Address 120 Sycamore Rd. City / State / Zip Lexington KY, 40502 Phone number 859-266-8581 Web Page www.henryclay.org   Admission Fee $7 adults, $4 Children & Students Ages 6 - 18, Ages 5 and under free Hours Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 A.M. -4:00 P.M. Tours on the hours, final at 4:00 P.M. Sunday - 1:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. Final tour at 4:00 P.M. Closed January, Open Weekends only in February, Closed Mondays in November, December & March Visitor services Restrooms, Museum 1st floor handicap access, Museum Store, Seasonal Outdoor Café, Walking trails, Formal gardens Regular Events Third Saturday in June- Ashland Lawn and Garden Party, July- Family Festival of 19th century Kentucky Country Life, Labor Day Weekend- Evening at Ashland Jazz Concert, December- Christmas Candlelight Tours     Directions Located 1.5 miles east of downtown Lexington at the corner of Richmond and Sycamore Roads.	Click to enlarge
Site Description
On October 18, 1862, as Confederate troops were retreating from the Battle of Perryville, action took place on the grounds of Henry Clay's "Ashland". Approximately 1800 Confederate troops under the command of General John Hunt Morgan engaged in a skirmish with 294 Union troops from the Third and Fourth Ohio which were camped on farmland at the Ashland Estate. Morgan's men captured a total of 290 Union soldiers. 4 Union soldiers were killed and 290 were captured, of whom 24 were wounded. Plans are underway to erect a monument on the site of this important Kentucky action on the grounds of the Ashland Estate in 2006.

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