Nearby was the Nolin Stockade protecting the Nolin River railroad bridge. The troops were then relocated south to Bacon Creek. The Confederates bypassed the camp in the December 1862 raid. Nearby was Union Camp Pope (undetermined location).Ī Union winter camp and supply depot, located northeast of Hodgenville.Ī temporary Union camp located nine miles south of Elizabethtown, at Red Mills. ( Rolling Fork Historic Preservation Association)Ī Union stockade (with earthworks ?) that protected the old railroad bridge across the Rolling Fork River. Located between Fort Boyle and Tunnel Hill.Ī Union camp located at the Samuel Bush home near the railroad.Ī temporary Union camp located one mile north of town along the railroad at the home of Governor John LaRue Helm.Ī Union camp located on the southeast side of town at the site of Haycraft's Station. Earthworks still extant on private property. Attacked by Confederates in December 1862. Earthworks still extant on private property.Ī Union stockade and earthwork fort located at the railroad bridge over Sulphur Fork. No remains.Ī Union stockade and earthwork fort located at the railroad bridge over Big Run, about one mile south of town. Attacked by Confederates in February 1865. Originally named Fort McAlester until 1863. See also Military Yearbook Project by Richard Morgan || PHOTOS from 2000 by Milton McKinneyĪ Union stockade fort protecting the railroad bridge over the Rolling Fork River. Located at Keyes Park is the General George Patton Museum of Leadership. Additional units relocating to Fort Knox include the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Army Reserve Readiness Training Center 100th Division Headquarters and the 3rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary). The new tenant commands here now include the Human Resources Command, Army Accessions Command, and Cadet Command to join Recruiting Command of the Human Resource Center of Excellence. In 2011 the Armor Force Center and School was relocated to Fort Benning, Georgia. A German and Italian POW camp was established here in 1944-46. Treasury Department's Gold Bullion Depository was established on post in 1936 (no public admittance). The Armored Force Headquarters and Armored Force School opened in 1940. Became an Army Armored Force, or Mechanized Cavalry, training area at that time also. Became a permanent post in 1932 and was renamed. ![]() Designated Camp Knox National Forest from 1925 to 1928. The post was de-activated in 1921, and was used for National Guard, Army Reserve, and Civilian Military Training Corps (CMTC) activities until 1932. This is the state's largest and probably best preserved Civil War earthwork fort.Ĭamp Holman (at Kulmer Beach ?) and Camp Hazard were also nearby.Ī Regular Army and National Guard regional summer training camp and maneuver area.Īn Army field artillery training encampment, originally named Camp Knox (2). ![]() The site was once a part of the modern military reservation, but was transferred to the city in 1978. Sporadically used after 1862, the wooden quarters were burned down by Confederates in 1864. KENTUCKY'S CIVIL WAR HERITAGE TRAIL Last Update: 12/FEBRUARY/2018Ĭompiled by Pete Payette - ©2018 American Forts NetworkĪ Union fort located on Pearman Hill at US 31W and Salt River Drive, near the modern-day Fort Knox Army Reservation. South Central Kentucky - page 3 | Eastern Kentucky - page 4 Northern Kentucky - page 1 | North Central Kentucky - page 2
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