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Article: GOV. BESHEAR SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER CREATING KENTUCKY CIVIL WAR SESQUICENTENNIAL COMMISSION

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September 3, 2009
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FRANKFORT, Ky., Sept. 2 -- The Kentucky Department of Tourism issued the following news release:

Governor Steve Beshear today signed an executive order establishing a commission that will recognize and celebrate the pivotal role Kentucky played in the Civil War.

The Kentucky Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission will fall under the auspices of the Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) and be comprised of 25 diverse members, including legislators, Kentucky college and university Civil War specialists, members of the Kentucky Heritage Council and the Kentucky Arts Council.

"Abraham Lincoln famously remarked during the height of tensions between the Confederate and Union armies, 'I hope to have ...

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