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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1862-1864) - A Confederate fort established in 1862 by Confederate Colonel [[Adolphus Heiman]], [[10th Tennessee]], during the [[U.S. Civil War]] near present day New Concord, Calloway County, Kentucky. Named for Colonel Heiman. Abandoned in 1862 by Confederate forces and occupied by Union forces for about a year, reoccupied by Confederate forces in 1864. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1862-1864) - A Confederate fort established in 1862 by Confederate Colonel [[Adolphus Heiman]], [[10th Tennessee]], during the [[U.S. Civil War]] near present day New Concord, Calloway County, Kentucky. Named for Colonel Heiman. Abandoned in 1862 by Confederate forces and occupied by Union forces for about a year, reoccupied by Confederate forces in 1864. | ||
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== | == History == | ||
[[File:Fort Heiman Panel.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Fort Heiman Interpretive Panel.]] | |||
[[File:Fort Heiman Map.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Fort Heiman Map Snippet.]] | |||
Established by Confederates in January 1862 to protect [[Fort Henry (5)]] across the Tennessee River. The post was abandoned before completion on 4 Feb 1862 when Union forces under General [[Ulysses S. Grant]] approached. Union forces occupied the fort for almost a year before abandoning it as unnecessary. While Union forces occupied the fort they improved the defenses to include a garrison area and a redoubt. | Established by Confederates in January 1862 to protect [[Fort Henry (5)]] across the Tennessee River. The post was abandoned before completion on 4 Feb 1862 when Union forces under General [[Ulysses S. Grant]] approached. Union forces occupied the fort for almost a year before abandoning it as unnecessary. While Union forces occupied the fort they improved the defenses to include a garrison area and a redoubt. | ||
In 1864, Confederate General [[Nathan Bedford Forrest]] occupied Fort Heiman. His cavalry and artillery shelled and sank several Union gunboats. Forrest raided Johnsonville, Tenneese, from Fort Heiman sinking ships and burning an important Union supply depot. His Confederate forces abandoned the fort later in 1864. | In 1864, Confederate General [[Nathan Bedford Forrest]] occupied Fort Heiman. His cavalry and artillery shelled and sank several Union gunboats. Forrest raided Johnsonville, Tenneese, from Fort Heiman sinking ships and burning an important Union supply depot. His Confederate forces abandoned the fort later in 1864. | ||
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== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
[[File:Fort Heiman Marker.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Fort Heiman Marker at Hwy 121 and Cypress Trail]] | |||
A difficult site to find and identify. There are markers and panels along the route but the way is not clearly identified. NPS says that there are fortifications including a Union redoubt and two sets of earthworks totaling 648 yards in length and rising as high as 8 to 10 feet on the approach side. Now part of the NPS Fort Heiman Unit of Fort Donelson National Battlefield in Calloway County, Kentucky. | |||
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'''Location:''' NPS Fort Heiman Unit of Fort Donelson National Battlefield | '''Location:''' NPS Fort Heiman Unit of Fort Donelson National Battlefield in Calloway County, Kentucky. | ||
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* Elevation: 400' | * Elevation: 400' | ||
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'''See Also:''' | |||
* [[Fort Donelson]] | |||
* [[Fort Henry (5)]] | |||
'''Sources:''' | '''Sources:''' | ||
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Fort Heiman (1862-1864) - A Confederate fort established in 1862 by Confederate Colonel Adolphus Heiman, 10th Tennessee, during the U.S. Civil War near present day New Concord, Calloway County, Kentucky. Named for Colonel Heiman. Abandoned in 1862 by Confederate forces and occupied by Union forces for about a year, reoccupied by Confederate forces in 1864.
History  Established by Confederates in January 1862 to protect Fort Henry (5) across the Tennessee River. The post was abandoned before completion on 4 Feb 1862 when Union forces under General Ulysses S. Grant approached. Union forces occupied the fort for almost a year before abandoning it as unnecessary. While Union forces occupied the fort they improved the defenses to include a garrison area and a redoubt. In 1864, Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest occupied Fort Heiman. His cavalry and artillery shelled and sank several Union gunboats. Forrest raided Johnsonville, Tenneese, from Fort Heiman sinking ships and burning an important Union supply depot. His Confederate forces abandoned the fort later in 1864.
Current Status A difficult site to find and identify. There are markers and panels along the route but the way is not clearly identified. NPS says that there are fortifications including a Union redoubt and two sets of earthworks totaling 648 yards in length and rising as high as 8 to 10 feet on the approach side. Now part of the NPS Fort Heiman Unit of Fort Donelson National Battlefield in Calloway County, Kentucky.
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