Great Bridge at Paducah
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Fort Anderson can be seen in the distant background in this 1861 image originally published in Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.
This file appears in: 8th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery
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 loyal, slaveholding border state-was critical to…