Fort Anderson, Paducah

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Fort Anderson, Paducah

Confederate Colonel A. P. Thompson was killed after his troops attacked Paducah's Fort Anderson. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: Colonel A. P. Thompson

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Historical Marker #963 in Paducah marks the death of Confederate Colonel A. P. Thompson, who was killed while attacking his hometown. Born in Green County on March 3, 1829, Thompson was a Paducah lawyer who served as McCracken County's…