Talk:Louisville in the American Civil War

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To-do list for Louisville in the American Civil War: edit · history · watch · refresh
  • Expand introduction.
  • Condense article where possible.
  • Add a lot of citations.
  • Incorporate latest updates from the basis article, which has a Creative Commons license.
  • Use more descriptive headings, not necessarily corresponding to years.
  • Generally cover Union fortifications in Louisville.
  • Cover creation of Sue Munday as a fictional character by The Louisville Journal and reconcile with existing content regarding Sue Munday.
  • Better cover Louisville mayors and their actions during this time.
  • Better cover area hospitals during this time, including the United States Marine Hospital and the Jefferson General Hospital.
  • Better cover linkages to the Civil War from James and Joshua Speed, George D. Prentice and James Guthrie. James Speed's influence on the state/city leaning Union was apparently major.
  • Perhaps create a separate article covering the Galt House murder. There's definitely now enough material for one.
  • Mention the Taylor Barracks, at Third and Oak Streets, an induction center for Union African-American troops.

[edit] Source of original article

Through working with Civil War historian Bryan S. Bush, I requested that he write a "Louisville During the Civil War" article released under a GFDL compatible license, namely the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License. Even though I could copy the text verbatim and re-use it with an attribution without having to get permission, I went an extra step and got Bryan's permission for republishing as a Wikipedia article, given I would make many formatting and content changes for better use in the Wikipedia, and with the understanding that other editors will contribute many changes over time.

Bryan Bush just added a lot of new content to his article at the link above. It still has a Creative Commons license, so anybody is welcome to incorporate the new content into this article. Stevie is the man! Talk • Work 15:42, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Jefferson General Hospital

I found a picture of Jefferson General Hospital, which was the 3rd largest Civil War hospital, located in Jeffersonville. It's already uploaded

Thanks! Stevie is the man! Talk • Work 17:34, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

In case you wondered, I got the photo from an 1909 book entitled History of Clark County, Indiana. It was most useful for filling out the histories of various Clark County towns. Since it's before 1923, we have free use of it. Ther was also a picture of the Quadangle, but the image quality wasn't that great, which is why I haven't uploaded it yet (it was too dark).--Bedford 20:23, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the info. You could upload the Quadrangle image, then I could Photoshop it to brighten it. By the way, I discovered another source of images -- I'll bring it up in the WikiProjects for Louisville and Kentucky. Stevie is the man! Talk • Work 20:28, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Civil War Defenses of Louisville (1864-1865)

I'm not sure how to properly integrate this info into the article as of yet, but Bryan Bush has supplied me with information on the fortifications around Louisville from 1864-1865, apparently constructed (even though ultimately useless) under the orders of Stephen G. Burbridge. These forts were listed in the book "The Falls City Engineers" by Leland R. Johnson, 1974 & 1984.

Eleven (or is it twelve?) Union forts protected the city, in a ring about ten miles long from Beargrass Creek to Paddy's Run. Nothing remains of these constructions. They included, from east to west:

  • Fort Elstner between Frankfort Ave. and Brownsboro Road, near Bellaire, Vernon and Emerald Aves.
  • Fort Engle at Spring Street and Arlington Ave.
  • Fort Saunders at Cave Hill Cemetery.
  • Battery Camp Fort Hill (2) (1865) between Goddard Ave., Barrett and Baxter Streets, and St. Louis Cemetery.
  • Fort Horton at Shelby and Merriweather Streets (now site of city incinerator plant).
  • Fort McPherson on Preston Street, bounded by Barbee, Brandeis, Hahn and Fort Streets.
  • Fort Philpot at Seventh Street and Algonquin Parkway.
  • Fort St. Clair Morton at 16th and Hill Streets.
  • Fort Karnasch on Wilson Ave. between 26th and 28th Streets.
  • Fort Clark (1865) at 36th and Magnolia Streets.
  • Battery Gallup (1865) at Gibson Lane and 43rd Street.
  • Fort Southworth on Paddy's Run at the Ohio River (now site of city sewage treatment plant). Marker at 4522 Algonquin Parkway.

Also in the area were:

  • Taylor Barracks, at Third and Oak Streets, an induction center for Union African-American troops.
  • Camp Gilbert (1862), undetermined location.
  • Camp C. F. Smith (1862), undetermined location.

Stevie is the man! Talk • Work 03:09, 9 December 2006 (UTC)