Fort Heiman

Historical marker location:

Murray, Kentucky

( Near state line, Ft. Heiman Rd., Murray)

Confederate fort erected in 1861. Federals occupied 1862. Seized by CSA Gen. Forrest in fall 1864. With field cannon his cavalrymen sank 2 Union river transports, captured another and a gunboat, and commandeered them. Due east, this side of Kentucky Lake.

Civil War Nathan Bedford Forrest Forts and Stations

Kentucky was originally part of Virginia and was known as the "Kentucky County" until it became a separate state in 1792.