Upton Traditional Cache
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This cache is designed for easy retrieval when you have those interstate traffic jams and you can easily jump back into traffic. John Morgan's Raiders made Upton famous!
History Lesson-Upton was one of the targets of John Hunt Morgan Raiders during the American Civil War. Upton was on the L&N Railroad route, one of the key North-South railroads for the Union. The train station and nearby bridges were attacked during the day on December 26, 1862. Morgan quickly defeated the Union soldiers and took advantage of the telegraph station in Upton to gather intelligence. John Allan Wyeth, 17, recalled how Upton was taken. "As we struck the railroad at Upton, we saw several Union soldiers walking along the track, each with his gun on his shoulder. Under orders, we spurred our horses rapidly forward. Captain Tom Quirk, pistol in hand, shouted to them to surrender, at the same time firing over their heads. Before anyone else could shoot, the men threw up their hands." "Attached to the general’s staff was a telegraph operator, an attractive, quick-witted, clever young man, apparently about 25, named Ellsworth, better known in the command as "Lightning.’" Earlier in the war, Ellsworth had tapped a telegraph line, but the crude bypass caused a ticking sound that aroused suspicion. When questioned by a Union operator down the line, Ellsworth instantly replied, "OK, lightning," which meant a storm was interfering with transmission. The Union soldier bought it and unknowingly supplied Ellsworth with valuable strategies, and eventually his nickname.
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