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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1864-1865) - A Confederate [[U.S. Civil War]] Fort established in 1864 in present day Bossier City, Bossier Parish, Louisiana. Named Fort Kirby Smith after Confederate General [[Edmund Kirby Smith]], {{Cullum|1255}}, CSA. Abandoned in 1865. Also known as [[Fort Smith (6)|Fort Smith]]. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1864-1865) - A Confederate [[U.S. Civil War]] Fort established in 1864 in present-day Bossier City, Bossier Parish, Louisiana. Named Fort Kirby Smith after Confederate General [[Edmund Kirby Smith]], {{Cullum|1255}}, CSA. Abandoned in 1865. Also known as [[Fort Smith (6)|Fort Smith]]. | ||
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== History | == History == | ||
One of four forts and eighteen batteries which formed the Confederate defenses of Cane City (now Bossier City) and Shreveport. | One of four forts and eighteen batteries which formed the Confederate defenses of Cane City (now Bossier City) and Shreveport. | ||
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(F) 32.5178, -93.73172, Fort Kirby Smith | (F) 32.5178, -93.73172, Fort Kirby Smith | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:13, 1 October 2020
Fort Kirby Smith (1864-1865) - A Confederate U.S. Civil War Fort established in 1864 in present-day Bossier City, Bossier Parish, Louisiana. Named Fort Kirby Smith after Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith, (Cullum 1255), CSA. Abandoned in 1865. Also known as Fort Smith. HistoryOne of four forts and eighteen batteries which formed the Confederate defenses of Cane City (now Bossier City) and Shreveport. Abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war. Current StatusThe Fort Smith Park was established 9 Jun 1936 and the fort remains restored. Roadside Marker only now.
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