Louisville in The American Civil War - Civil War Defenses of Louisville (1864-65)

Civil War Defenses of Louisville (1864-65)

See also: American Civil War fortifications in Louisville

Around 1864-65, city defenses, including eleven forts ordered by Union General Stephen G. Burbridge, formed a ring about ten miles (16 km) long from Beargrass Creek to Paddy's Run. Nothing remains of these constructions. They included, from east to west:

  • Fort Elstner between Frankfort Ave. and Brownsboro Road, near Bellaire, Vernon and Emerald Aves.
  • Fort Engle at Spring Street and Arlington Ave.
  • Fort Saunders at Cave Hill Cemetery.
  • Battery Camp Fort Hill (2) (1865) between Goddard Ave., Barrett and Baxter Streets, and St. Louis Cemetery.
  • Fort Horton at Shelby and Merriweather Streets (now site of city incinerator plant).
  • Fort McPherson on Preston Street, bounded by Barbee, Brandeis, Hahn and Fort Streets.
  • Fort Philpot at Seventh Street and Algonquin Parkway.
  • Fort St. Clair Morton at 16th and Hill Streets.
  • Fort Karnasch on Wilson Ave. between 26th and 28th Streets.
  • Fort Clark (1865) at 36th and Magnolia Streets.
  • Battery Gallup (1865) at Gibson Lane and 43rd Street.
  • Fort Southworth on Paddy's Run at the Ohio River (now site of city sewage treatment plant). Marker at 4522 Algonquin Parkway.

Also in the area were Camp Gilbert (1862) and Camp C. F. Smith (1862), both at undetermined locations.

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