Soldiers Camp

ID: 951
This file appears in: Fort Heiman

Several men in military apparel standing outside of seven tents on a grassy field; the tent closest to the photographer has two flags decorating it. There are houses in the background.
Photo courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: Fort Heiman

By Tim Talbott
Historical Marker #147 in Calloway County commemorates Fort Heiman, a Confederate fort erected in 1861. Fort Heiman is the least well known of three Confederate forts that were built to guard the…