Jacob Wentzel and John F. Meyers were two of the Union cavalrymen from Ohio who were camped on the grounds of Henry Clay’s Ashland estate when Confederate forces led by Gen. John Hunt Morgan attacked on Oct. 18, 1862. The estate will mark the 150th anniversary of that skirmish with events over the next month. Photo courtesy of Kent Masterson Brown
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Tom Eblen is a columnist for the Lexington Herald-Leader who writes about life, people and issues in Lexington and Kentucky. A Lexington native, Eblen was the Herald-Leader's managing editor from 1998 to 2008. He previously was a reporter and editor for the Atlanta Journal- Constitution and The Associated Press. Some columns contain his opinions and observations.
