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Fort Bunker Fort and Its Civil War Role Revealed
The article recounts General Simeon Bunker’s command of a river fort later named Fort Bunker, its use to stop Confederate boats and supplies, and its conversion of local buildings into a prison and hospital. It notes the fort’s two story brick structure, a widow’s walk atop, a picket fence, and a large U.S. flag, with references to the Star and Stripes ferry evacuations and Judge James Owens’ official report from October 2, 1864.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Simeon Bunker
Kentucky
Yaara
Butker Fort
James W. Ownes
Gen. Bunker
Joseph Kettler
Washington
Su. Charles