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| Fort Duffield was built by the Salt River near the Ohio River |
Fort Duffield was named for one of the soldiers’ father, a minister. The Fort was built as a part of a Union effort to defend the Louisville Nashville turnpike approach to Louisville and the railroad near Louisville. The soldiers that died while serving at Fort Duffield died from several causes. The most common cause was infectious disease. One soldier was killed by a sniper. The labor to build Fort Duffield is evident at the site of the Fort. Neighbor was to fight neighbor. Brother was to fight brother. The country was so divided that it’s own inhabitants were fighting and killing each other in battles. It is a sobering place; the reason for the Fort being constructed brings sorrow to one’s mind.
