HICKMAN COUNTY MUSEUM BOARD INC

CLINTON, KY

Spring on a Mississippi River levee Credit: sniggie

The Hickman County Museum Board Inc is a non-profit organization located in Clinton, KY. The museum was established in 1983 and has been dedicated to preserving the history of Hickman County and its surrounding areas. The museum is housed in a historic building that was once the county jail. The building was renovated to house the museum and has been open to the public since 1987.

The museum features exhibits that showcase the history of Hickman County, including its early settlement, agriculture, and industry. The museum also features exhibits on the Civil War, including artifacts and information on local soldiers and battles. In addition, the museum has a collection of historic photographs, documents, and genealogical records.

The Hickman County Museum Board Inc is run by a dedicated group of volunteers who work to maintain and improve the museum. The board is responsible for fundraising, managing the museum's collections, and organizing events and educational programs. The museum is open to the public on weekends and by appointment. Admission is free, but donations are welcome. The Hickman County Museum Board Inc is an important resource for anyone interested in the history of Hickman County and its surrounding areas.

HICKMAN COUNTY MUSEUM BOARD INC is a Uncategorized or General Museum in CLINTON KY. US MID #8402100365

The museum is classed as GMU (Uncategorized or General Museums). 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).

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.

She snapped her fingers and wiggled her toes

Robert A. "Fats" Everett Statue (Union City, Tennessee) 1970 Robert A. &quot;Fats&quot; Everett (1915-1969) monument in front of the Obion County Courthouse in Union City, Tennessee. Everett was a state legislator and U.S. Congressman.

Obion County Courthouse (Union City, Tennessee) Historic Obion County Courthouse in Union City, Tennessee. The courthouse was constructed in 1940 as a New Deal Public Works Administration (PWA) project. The PWA Moderne style building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995 (NRHP No. 95000340).

U.S. Post Office (Union City, Tennessee) Historic 1913 U.S. Post Office in Union City, Tennessee. The Georgian Revival style building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 (NRHP District No. 84003671).

Obion County Confederate Monument (Union City, Tennessee) Historic Confederate Monument in Union City, Tennessee. The Civil War monument was dedicated to the Confederate soldiers from Obion County. It was first erected on the grounds of the previous Obion County Courthouse in 1909. It was relocated to its present location in Railroad Park (now Kiwanis Park) when construction began on a new county courthouse in 1939.

The monument was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999 as a contributing resource to the Railroad Park listing (NRHP No. 99000535).

Contact HICKMAN COUNTY MUSEUM BOARD INC

HICKMAN COUNTY MUSEUM BOARD INC
PO BOX 284
CLINTON
KY
42031

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MID #	8402100365
Name	HICKMAN COUNTY MUSEUM BOARD INC
Alternate Name
Classification	Uncategorized or General Museums, , Southeastern
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)	611261503
NTEECC	A50
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM)	201212
INCOME	0
REVENUE	0
LAT/LONG	36.66959, -88.99237
CODES	FIPS State Code: 21 FIPS County Code: 105 US Census Tract: 970100 US Census Block: 4052