KENTUCKY VETERAN & PATRIOT MUSEUM AND PARK INC

WICKLIFFE, KY

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The Kentucky Veteran and Patriot Museum and Park Inc. in Wickliffe, Kentucky serves as a tribute to honor, recognize, and celebrate the Kentucky veterans who served in the United States military. The museum is home to a variety of artifacts and memorabilia from the Revolutionary War to present-day conflicts. Visitors to the museum can explore the exhibits which include artifacts from the War of 1812, Indian Wars, Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Persian Gulf War, and the War on Terror.

The museum grounds also feature a memorial walkway with a variety of monuments and sculptures to commemorate the service of veterans and those who have lost their lives in the line of duty. The park also includes a 3,000-square-foot pavilion for special events and a picnic area for visitors to enjoy.

The museum also offers educational programs for students and adults to explore the history of U.S. military service and the sacrifices made by service members. The museum is open year round to visitors and offers free admission. The museum is dedicated to honoring the service and sacrifice of veterans and those who have served in the U.S. military.

KENTUCKY VETERAN & PATRIOT MUSEUM AND PARK INC is a Arboretums, Botanical Gardens, & Nature Center in WICKLIFFE KY. US MID #8402100228

The museum is classed as BOT (Arboretums, Botanical Gardens, & Nature Centers). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Southeastern (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia).

Mississippi Culture effigy Wickliffe Mounds, Kentucky (1100 A.D.- 1350 A.D.)

Pointing to Belmont Battlefield and Grant's rise A Confederate howitzer cannon points from Fort Columbus in Kentucky across the Mississippi River to the Battlefield of Belmont in Missouri, where Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant of the U.S. Army and his men overtook and defeated the Confederate men of General Pillow.

About the battle, the <a href="https://www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/belmont" rel="noreferrer nofollow">American Battlefield Trust observes</a>, &quot;the Battle of Belmont was the first test as a battlefield commander of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, future General-in-Chief of the Union Army.&quot;

Being under General Winfield Scott in the former Mexican-American war, Major General Pillow was one of the most highly regarded generals in the Confederacy–until in his first and second battles of the Civil War he was defeated by the new commander Grant and his inexperienced soldiers. Appointed by the governor of Tennessee to lead the Provisional Army of Tennessee, Pillow would get a rematch with Grant at the Battle of Fort Donelson. That is when the Confederate army surrendered unconditionally to Grant. Pillow said his reputation could not handle a defeat by Grant so he slipped away and left General Simon Bolivar Buckner from Kentucky, an old friend of Grant, to surrender to U.S. Grant. The Confederate army's fall at Donelson precipitated the subsequent and quick fall of Nashville, which lay further down the Cumberland River. Nashville was occupied by the United States just months after declaring secession from it.

While Grant's men plundered the Confederate camp at Belmont, Confederate General Leonidas Polk later responded with an impressive volley of cannon fire from Fort Columbus. Polk's numerous soldiers began crossing the Mississippi River. Having already achieved more than they thought they would, Grant and his men left in a hurry before they could be squashed.

Grant would come to think of Fort Columbus as an unnecessary battleground for the United States and a liability for the Confederacy.

Speaking of Winfield Scott, the native Virginian and Whig party member became a national hero after winning the Mexican-American war. The U.S. General was quite old during the Civil War. Still, he came up with the successful Anaconda Plan under the Lincoln administration that strategized the defeat of the Confederacy by breaking its back on the Mississippi River and controlling its coasts. It was a plan that Grant, with modifications, carried out.

The Belmont Battlefield is on the other side of a thin line of trees.

Tug boats docked at dusk on the Kentucky side of the busy Mississippi River The state of Missouri lies on the opposite shore.

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KENTUCKY VETERAN & PATRIOT MUSEUM AND PARK INC
4177 BETHLEHEM CHURCH RD
WICKLIFFE
KY
42087

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MID #	8402100228
Name	KENTUCKY VETERAN & PATRIOT MUSEUM AND PARK INC
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Classification	Arboretums, Botanical Gardens, & Nature Centers, , Southeastern
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)	421692511
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LAT/LONG	36.947647, -89.001492
CODES	FIPS State Code: 21 FIPS County Code: 007 US Census Tract: 950300 US Census Block: 2011