Jerome Clarke ("Sue Mundy")
Historical marker location:Born in Franklin, Kentucky, 1844, Jerome Clarke enlisted in Company B, Fourth Regiment, Kentucky Confederate Orphan Brigade, 1861. Captured at Fort Donelson, he escaped from Camp Morton. Clarke saw action at Chickamauga and then became one of "Morgan's men." After Morgan's death, this Confederate raider became notorious as woman marauder "Sue Mundy."
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"Sue Mundy" Executed - Jerome Clarke, 20, was captured in March 1865, and tried and convicted for guerrilla activities as Sue Mundy. He claimed to have been operating as a Confederate soldier rather than a lawless guerrilla. In the block bounded by Broadway, Magazine, 17th and 18th streets, Clarke was hanged on March 15, 1865. A crowd of several thousand witnessed his death.
Originally erected in 1962. Text revised, marker recast in 1981.
Original text:
"Sue Mundy" Executed
Near here, on old Fairground, "Sue Mundy", M. Jerome Clarke, was hanged on March 15, 1865. A notorious Civil War guerrilla, he was captured three days before in Webster, Ky. with two leaders of other guerrilla bands. Clarke joined the Confederate army on August 25, 1861, his 17th birthday. Member of Morgan's cavalry from 1862 until Morgan's death in 1864.