Was Kentucky a Neutral state as Southern Baptist Seminary claims?

Kentucky was not officially a neutral state during the Civil War; it was a border state with divided loyalties. While it maintained a formal stance of neutrality early in the war, many Kentuckians fought on both sides, and the state was strategically important to both the Union and the Confederacy. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary's claim may reflect a historical perspective that emphasizes the state's complex position rather than an outright neutrality in practice.