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It seems the early days of the in the West centered around Paducah, Kentucky. General Grant captrue the town on September ^ countering General Polk's move in capturing Columbus, Kentucky on September 4.
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. In September 1861 Confederate forces under General Leonidas Polk captured Columbus Kentucky. The bluffs at Columbus dominated the Mississippi below the confluence with the Ohio River. In response, General Grant occupied Paducah Kentucky. His quick action countered the Confederate move and gave him control of the Ohio and Tennessee rivers as well as the Cumberland River.
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Arguably without Paducah, Grant might not have been able to mount his successful campaigns along the Tennessee, Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. Paducah remained a major Union supply depot and center for care of the sick and wounded throughout the war. Without Grant's capture of Paducah, the war in the west might have turned out very differently. Paducah’s capture was one of Grant’s early and important successes as Paducah became the gateway to the Confederacy
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. In September 1861 Confederate forces under General Leonidas Polk captured Columbus Kentucky. The bluffs at Columbus dominated the Mississippi below the confluence with the Ohio River. In response, General Grant occupied Paducah Kentucky. His quick action countered the Confederate move and gave him control of the Ohio and Tennessee rivers as well as the Cumberland River.
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Arguably without Paducah, Grant might not have been able to mount his successful campaigns along the Tennessee, Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. Paducah remained a major Union supply depot and center for care of the sick and wounded throughout the war. Without Grant's capture of Paducah, the war in the west might have turned out very differently. Paducah’s capture was one of Grant’s early and important successes as Paducah became the gateway to the Confederacy