Fort Pickering (Memphis, Tennessee)

For the fort in Salem, Massachusetts, see Fort Pickering.
Fort Pickering
Memphis, Tennessee
United States United States (Union) Civil War
Fort Pickering is located in Tennessee
Fort Pickering
Fort Pickering
Fort Pickering is located in the United States
Fort Pickering
Fort Pickering
Coordinates35°07′20″N 90°04′27″W / 35.122104°N 90.074132°W / 35.122104; -90.074132
Site information
Controlled byUnion
Site history
BuiltCirca 1810
In use1862 to 1866 (Civil War service)
Garrison information
GarrisonStrategic Command Post

Fort Pickering was built in Memphis Tennessee, by the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. It was taken over by the Union Army to provide control of the Mississippi River south of the city.[1][2]

Fort Pickering Memphis Tennessee
Topographical Map of Memphis and Vicinity. Surveyed & drawn by order of Maj. Genl. W. T. Sherman.
Plaque for Fort Pickering
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