A CIVIL WAR BASE /SMITHLAND, KENTUCKY
N 37° 08.351 W 088° 24.238
16S E 375305 N 4111235
A CIVIL WAR BASE ON THE LAWN AT THE COURTHOUSE IN SMITHLAND, KENTUCKY
Waymark Code: WM68K2
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 04/23/2009
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A CIVIL WAR BASE
Sept. 1861, Union forces occupied strategic Smithland. The junction of the Ohio and Cumberland Rivers became a rendezvous and staging area for troops of Gen. Grant's campaign against Fort Donelson. Two forts, on hills south, commanded the two rivers. Smithland continued thru the war as a supply base for USA river transports and gunboats.
Marker Name: A CIVIL WAR BASE
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Battle (war)
Marker Number (for official markers): 663
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker: KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY...KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
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