Fort Lytle - Wikipedia
WEBFort Lytle is an American Civil War fort located on what is now the campus of Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
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WEBFort Lytle WKU Campus Once known as Fort Vinegar, this fort is located at the summit of the hill on Western Kentucky University’s campus. The Confederate army began construction of this fort during its occupation of Bowling Green, but …
"Bowling Green in the Civil War" by WKU Special Collections
WEBTwo weeks later, General Simon Bolivar Buckner entered Bowling Green with several thousand troops to establish it as the Confederate capitol of Kentucky. They built fortifications throughout the area, including Fort Lytle located behind Gordon Wilson Hall.
WEBBy late 1861, Bowling Green became the heart of the Confederacy’s eff orts in Kentucky. The new year brought serious worries to the Confederate occupation force.
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WEBThree forts remain in Bowling Green--Lytle, C. F. Smith, and Webb. All of them were originally begun by the Confederate forces in 1861 and subsequently finished by the Union army. Fort Lytle is located on the campus of Western Kentucky University.
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WEBUnder the command of General Ormsby Mitchel, Bowling Green was bombarded from across the Barren River. The Confederate army evacuated the city, and by mid-February 1862, the city fell into Union hands. Federal troops controlled Bowling Green and Kentucky for the rest of the war.
Civil War 150: “Fort Lytle or Fort Albert Sydney Johnston.”
WEBSep 15, 2011 · Finally, after Johnston abandoned Bowling Green with the Confederate Army and the Union had taken the town, Fort Vinegar was given the name Fort Lytle. Named after General William Lytle who died leading the charge at the battle of Chickamauga, Georgia, in 1862.
WEBFort Lytle is one of three surviving visual reminders of Bowling Green's original Civil War fortifications. KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY SUPPLEMENT
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WEBFort Lytle is an American Civil War fort located on what is now the campus of Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
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