Paducah in McCracken County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Union Gen. U.S. Grant
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, September 14, 2011
1. Union Gen. U.S. Grant Marker
Inscription.
Union Gen. U.S. Grant occupied Paducah on Sept. 6,1861, building a pontoon bridge across the Ohio River to the Illinois shore. Ft. Anderson was built and named after Kentuckian and Ft. Sumter commander Maj. Robert Anderson. Attacked March 25 and April 14, 1864, the fort was successfully defended by both white and black troops commanded by Col. Stephen G. Hicks of Illinois. Shown patrolling off Paducah in 1862 is the gunboat U.S.S. TYLER In the spring of 1864, African-Americans were recruited in Kentucky for federal service as "U.S. Colored Volunteers." The 8th Colored Artillery (Heavy) was raised almost exclusively in Paducah as were elements of five other black regiments., Marker 2 , On March 25, 1864, Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest raided Paducah intent on disrupting communications and destroying or carrying off as many Union military supplies as possible. Shown: Confederate assault of Ft. Anderson led by Paducahan Col. A.P. Thompson, killed within sight of his home. In the distance are burning military stores. From the river, Union gunboats PEOSTA and PAW-PAW give supporting fire for the fort. Kentucky was a slave state but overwhelmingly pro-Union. Paducah, however, was strongly pro-Confederacy. Gen Lloyd Tilghman, a Paducah resident, left here in summer 1861 to raise the 3rd Kentucky Regt., Conf. States Army. He was killed in action during the 1863 Vicksburg Campaign.
Union Gen. U.S. Grant occupied Paducah on Sept. 6,1861, building a pontoon bridge across the Ohio River to the Illinois shore. Ft. Anderson was built and named after Kentuckian and Ft. Sumter commander Maj. Robert Anderson. Attacked March 25 and April 14, 1864, the fort was successfully defended by both white and black troops commanded by Col. Stephen G. Hicks of Illinois. * Shown patrolling off Paducah in 1862 is the gunboat U.S.S. TYLER * In the spring of 1864, African-Americans were recruited in Kentucky for federal service as "U.S. Colored Volunteers." The 8th Colored Artillery (Heavy) was raised almost exclusively in Paducah as were elements of five other black regiments.
Marker 2
On March 25, 1864, Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest raided Paducah intent on disrupting communications and destroying or carrying off as many Union military supplies as possible. * Shown: Confederate assault of Ft. Anderson led by Paducahan Col. A.P. Thompson, killed within sight of his home. * In the distance are burning military stores. From the river, Union gunboats PEOSTA and PAW-PAW give supporting fire for the fort. * Kentucky was a slave state but overwhelmingly pro-Union. Paducah, however, was strongly pro-Confederacy. Gen Lloyd Tilghman, a Paducah resident, left here in summer 1861 to raise the 3rd Kentucky Regt., Conf.
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States Army. He was killed in action during the 1863 Vicksburg Campaign.
Erected by David & Ann Denton.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #18 Ulysses S. Grant series list. A significant historical date for this entry is March 25, 1978.
Location. 37° 5.317′ N, 88° 35.661′ W. Marker is in Paducah, Kentucky, in McCracken County. Marker is on North Water Street. This mural is between The August 8th Emancipation Celebration at Stuart Nelson Park and Paducah's River Industry. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Paducah KY 42001, United States of America. Touch for directions.
2. "The Devil" General Nathanl Bedford Forrest CSA
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, September 14, 2011
3. Union Gen. U.S. Grant Marker
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, September 14, 2011
4. Ulysses S. Grant USA
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, September 14, 2011
5. "The Devil" General Nathanl Bedford Forrest CSA
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, September 14, 2011
6. CSA Gen Lloyd Tilghman
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, September 14, 2011
7. Union Gen. U.S. Grant Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2011, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 634 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on November 21, 2011, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.