Union troops deploying near the L&N Railroad bridge, Hart County
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This image from "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper" depicts Union troops moving on the Green River near Munfordville in December 1861. There, near the L&N Railroad Bridge, they shelled Confederate soldiers that were south of the river. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.
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L&N Railroad Bridge
Historical Marker #2160, placed near Munfordville in Hart County, notes the strategic importance of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Bridge over the Green River during the Civil War.
An engineering marvel of its day, the 1,800-foot-long…