Fort Anderson, Paducah
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The 8th USCHA served part of their enlistment at Fort Anderson in Paducah, pictured here. The 8th USCHA aided the defense of Fort Anderson when Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest’s command attacked the garrison in March 1864. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.
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8th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery
Historical Marker #2361 in McCracken County notes the Civil War service of the 8th United States Colored Heavy Artillery.
During the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln believed that Kentucky-a…