[Homer_J_Simpson]

I guess it would take a few days in 1862 for news to travel from Central Kentucky to New York. Also, they’d be hesitant to report one of their armies being routed.

I went back and checked today's NYT to see if I left out any Kentucky stories. There's a little news from Tennessee, but not KY. They are focused close to home, coming to terms with recent events in Virginia. On the day after tomorrow there is an article about alarm in Cincinnati about a possible Confederate attack on that city, but it doesn't say how the situation developed. That could come later.

[BroJoeK]

"There's a little news from Tennessee, but not KY."

August 30, 1862 was a remarkable day for Confederates.

1. At 2nd Manassas/Bull Run, Virginia, outnumbered Confederates under Lee, Jackson & Longstreet defeated Pope's Union forces.

2. At Richmond, Kentucky, Outnumbered Confederates under Smith & Cleburne routed Nelson's Union Army of Kentucky.

3. At Bolivar Tennessee, evenly matched cavalry forces fought an inconclusive engagement, after which Confederates continued on their mission.

The net results included bringing the counts of wins & losses to 60 of each for each side.
These recent Confederate victories could encourage the aggressive new Confederate commander to think even more aggressively.

They may also cause President Lincoln to delay announcing his new Emancipation Proclamation until the Union's military situation appears more favorable.