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Andrew Jackson Smith

(#1023) from Kentucky Life Program 1023 (2004)

Family and community members and military history buffs gather in Lyon County for the dedication of a historical marker to Andrew Jackson Smith, a former Kentucky slave who ran away at the age of 19 to fight in the Civil War and was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his bravery. Segment narrated by series host Dave Shuffett.

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