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