Glasgow in Barren County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Fort Williams
Photographed By Chad Comer, January 11, 2011
1. Fort Williams Marker
Inscription.
Fort Williams. . Site of Civil War fort built in spring of 1863. Attacked Oct. 6 by Confederate Col. John M. Hughs and his 25th Tenn. Infantry. US troops under Maj. Samuel Martin surprised. Over 200 horses captured, part of fort burned, and 142 men taken prisoner, later paroled. In nearby cemetery is buried Gen. Joseph H. Lewis, Commander of lst Kentucky (Orphan) Brigade, CSA.
Site of Civil War fort built in spring of 1863. Attacked Oct. 6 by Confederate Col. John M. Hughs and his 25th Tenn. Infantry. US troops under Maj. Samuel Martin surprised. Over 200 horses captured, part of fort burned, and 142 men taken prisoner, later paroled. In nearby cemetery is buried Gen. Joseph H. Lewis, Commander of lst Kentucky (Orphan) Brigade, CSA.
Erected 1969 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1290.)
Location. 37° 0.018′ N, 85° 55.631′ W. Marker is in Glasgow, Kentucky, in Barren County. Marker is at the intersection of N.L. Rodgers Wells Boulevard (Bypass U.S. 31-E) and Cross Street, on the right when traveling north on N.L. Rodgers Wells Boulevard. Fort is located adjacent to Glasgow Municipal Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Glasgow KY 42141, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Looking north on US 31E/Wells Blvd. Cross Street in the right foreground.
Photographed By Chad Comer, January 11, 2011
3. Fort Williams
A secondary marker at Fort Williams.
Photographed By Chad Comer, January 11, 2011
4. Fort Williams (inside)
Photographed By Lee Hattabaugh, July 23, 2012
5. Fort Williams cannon
Cannon emplacement inside the fort, seen from near the secondary marker.
Photographed By Lee Hattabaugh, July 23, 2012
6. Fort Williams
Photographed By Lee Hattabaugh, July 23, 2012
7. Fort Williams
Photographed By Lee Hattabaugh, July 23, 2012
8. Fort Williams
as seen from the Lewis family plot in the cemetery
Photographed By Lee Hattabaugh, July 23, 2012
9. Lewis Family graves
Lewis family plot in the Glasgow Cemetery. Smaller obelisk in the background lists the various family members buried here.
Photographed By Lee Hattabaugh, July 23, 2012
10. Joseph Horace Lewis grave stone
Born in Barren Co. KY., Oct 29, 1824;
KY. Legislator 1850-1-3;
Brigadier General, C.S.A.;
Elected to Congress, 1870;
Circuit Judge, 1880;
Judge KY. Court of Appeals, 1882 - 1889.
Died July 6, 1904
Photographed By Lee Hattabaugh, July 23, 2012
11. Fort Williams Marker
secondary marker located next the flagpole, placed July 4, 1991 -
Fort Williams 1863-1865 On 6 October, 1863, Confederate forces raided Fort Williams Union losses were 9 KIA, 26 WIA and 226 POW. Confederate losses were 1 KIA and 4 WIA.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 1, 2011, by Chad Comer of Gamaliel, Kentucky. This page has been viewed 1,873 times since then and 86 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on January 11, 2011, by Chad Comer of Gamaliel, Kentucky. 2. submitted on July 23, 2012, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. 3, 4. submitted on January 11, 2011, by Chad Comer of Gamaliel, Kentucky. 5. submitted on July 23, 2012, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. 6, 7. submitted on July 30, 2012, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. 8, 9, 10, 11. submitted on July 23, 2012, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.