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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1861-1862) - A Confederate [[U.S. Civil War]] Fort established in 1861 along the east bank of the Mississippi River on the second Chickasaw Bluff near Randolph in Tipton County, Tennessee. Abandoned by Confederate forces in 1862. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1861-1862) - A Confederate [[U.S. Civil War]] Fort established in 1861 along the east bank of the Mississippi River on the second Chickasaw Bluff near Randolph in Tipton County, Tennessee. Abandoned by Confederate forces in 1862. | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
Fort Randolph was located west of Covington and just south of Randolph on the Second Chickasaw Bluff overlooking the Mississippi River in Tipton County, Tennessee. Construction began by troops under General [[Leonidas Polk]], {{Cullum|477}}, just as nearby Fort Wright (3) was nearing completion in the summer of 1861. | Fort Randolph was located west of Covington and just south of Randolph on the Second Chickasaw Bluff overlooking the Mississippi River in Tipton County, Tennessee. Construction began by troops under General [[Leonidas Polk]], {{Cullum|477}}, just as nearby Fort Wright (3) was nearing completion in the summer of 1861. | ||
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Fort Randolph (2) (1861-1862) - A Confederate U.S. Civil War Fort established in 1861 along the east bank of the Mississippi River on the second Chickasaw Bluff near Randolph in Tipton County, Tennessee. Abandoned by Confederate forces in 1862.
HistoryFort Randolph was located west of Covington and just south of Randolph on the Second Chickasaw Bluff overlooking the Mississippi River in Tipton County, Tennessee. Construction began by troops under General Leonidas Polk, (Cullum 477), just as nearby Fort Wright (3) was nearing completion in the summer of 1861. In a 4 Mar 1862 Union dispatch Flag Officer Foote indicates that the rebel garrison at Columbus, Tennessee had evacuated to Fort Randolph and burned down the town of Columbus as they left. The dispatch describes Fort Randolph's position as naturally strong by virtue of being constructed on the 2nd Chickasaw Bluff more than 100 feet above the river. Fort Randolph commanded a view of the Mississippi River for six miles each way. A Union landing party went ashore at Fort Randolph on 4 Jun 1862 and determined that the fort had been abandoned by Confederate forces. Fort Randolph LocationsCurrent Status
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