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Ed Porter Thompson
Born near Center, Metcalfe Co., in 1834. Elected Kentucky Superintendent of Public Instruction, 1891 to 1895. Noted educator, mathematician, and linguist, the author of 6 books, including 2 state adopted texts: Academic Arithmetic and Young People's History of Kentucky. His History of the Orphan Brigade is a most complete and valuable Civil War record. He died in 1903.
Kentucky was the site of many important battles during the American Civil War, including the Battle of Perryville, which was the largest battle fought in the state.