Fort DeWolf

Fort DeWolf

Fort DeWolf was an American Civil War fort located just south of Shepherdsville, Kentucky. It was placed so that the L&N railroad would bisect the fort, to better protect the vital railroad bridge over the Salt River.


ee also

*American Civil War fortifications in Louisville
*Kentucky in the American Civil War
*Louisville in the American Civil War

External links

* [http://www.10000trails.com/morgan/shepherdsville.html Fort DeWolf on 10000 Trails]


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