In Frankfort, the Kentucky House of Representatives votes to hoist the Union flag over the state capitol

Kentucky's year-long effort to maintain its neutrality ended when both Confederate and Union forces invaded the state.  The pro-Unionist Kentucky house of representatives then voted 77 to 20 to hoist the Union flag over the State Capitol in Frankfort. Four days later, it passed a resolution ordering Confederate troops to leave Kentucky.  Still seeking neutrality, Governor Beriah Magoffin vetoed the resolution as one-sided.  When his veto was over-ridden, Magoffin resigned and, to the relief of the North, Kentucky lined up behind the Union.  (By John Osborne)
Source Citation
Lowell H. Harrison, The Civil War in Kentucky (Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky Press, 1975), 12-13.
Chronicles of the Rebellion Against the United States of America (Philadelphia, PA: A. Winch, 1867), 11.
    Date Certainty
    Exact
    Type
    Lawmaking/Litigating
    How to Cite This Page: "In Frankfort, the Kentucky House of Representatives votes to hoist the Union flag over the state capitol," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, https://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/37838.