Union Supply Base
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snfromky
N 36° 57.336 W 089° 05.477
16S E 313806 N 4091990
During the Civil War a Union supply base operated from here.
Waymark Code: WM6RAH
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 07/12/2009
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One of first Kentucky positions, Fort Jefferson, occupied by Union troops after Confederate seizure of Columbus, Sept. 1861. From this base, General Ulysses S. Grant directed demonstration against Columbus, Jan. 1862. Troops from here joined in capturing Ft. Henry, Feb. 1862. One of four river ports in area used as Union supply bases for operations in the western theater.
Marker Name: Union Supply Base
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Fort
Marker Number (for official markers): 757
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways
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