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Camps&Forts in KY

*Military Installations in the State of Kentucky, 1861-1865:
Fort Pequod (or Pequot?) - Clay County – CSA
Camp Moody - Madison County – Union
Camp Coffey - Richmond – Union
Fort Lyon - near Corbin -- Union

*List of forts and camps in Kentucky compiled from Robert B. Roberts, Encyclopedia of Historic Forts(1998); Update: Guide to Kentucky Historical Highway Markers (Kentucky Historical Society, 1989); Wells, Dianne, compiler. Melba P. Hay and Thomas P. Appleton, ed. Roadside History: A Guide to Kentucky Historical Markers; Preston, John David, The Civil War in the Big Sandy Valley of Kentucky (1984); Meacham, A History of Christian County; John D. Wright, Lexington; OR, I. 49, II, pp. 273-275; and Armando Alfaro, The Paper Trail of the Civil War in Kentucky, 1861-1865; Ford, H. A. and K. Ford. History of the Ohio Falls Cities and their Counties. Cleveland: L.A. Williams & Co., 1882.

Can anyone tell me anything about these camps/forts, especially those in Clay County and Madison County? Any info or links to sites with info on them?

#2. Federal POW Camps&Prisons in Kentucky:
(Same as above)- Any info or links to sites containing info/stats on the Federal Prison Camps and holding Facilities in KY, at Louisville, Lexington, or Paducah?
I'd appreciate any help that any of you could give me with this. Thanks.
-MJG

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