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Betty Jane Gorin: History of Green River Ford and Bridges In this fascinating essay, written by the author of "Morgan is Coming" there's the answer to Robert Cumming's query: Wonders when the Tebbs Bend Bridge was built? Contractor? it answers the question of the date of the building of the bridge, tells of its paramount importance in Civil War history, and adds coincidental dates which which seem more than coincidental. By Betty Jane Gorin Short answer: 1907 Long answer below:At first the Green River on Tebbs Bend Road was forded at a place called DeMosses Ford. The earliest deeds spell it correctly; later deeds misspell the name. Then it started being called Green River Ford in the deeds. A ferry started being operated there next. That was followed by the first bridge, a covered bridge. Confederate forces under General John Hunt Morgan burned that bridge on January 1, 1863, on their way south after the Christmas Raid into Kentucky. The bridge was part of the "military road" which served as a key road to furnish supplies to Northern troops camped in southeastern Kentucky, such as camps in Columbia, Jamestown, and other sites along the Cumberland River. The road was macadamized until it got to Columbia. Because it was important to keep open, in April of 1863, troops from the 8th Michigan and the 79th New York arrived to rebuild Green River Bridge. Around June 1863, most of them were transferred to Vicksburg, leaving a remnant force to complete the task. In late June a rain began that washed the bridge away, off its piers. The bridge was recovered and put back on its original supports. On the night of July 3, 1863, Col. Moore of the 25th Michigan was aware that Morgan's Men were again approaching the bridge, this time from the south. He ordered a few men and horses to cross back and forth across the bridge to make it appear he had reinforcements arriving. Meanwhile, he was building a hasty fortification further south on the ridge above the bridge. On the morning of July 4, Moore's small force defeated Morgan's attempt to take the bridge in a battle called Tebbs Bend at Green River on top of the ridge. Two regiments of Morgan's surrounded the position on top of the ridge and came down into the bottom to the old ford and attempted to cross and come in behind Moore's men. They were met by gunfire from the 8th Michigan remnant and that attempt also failed. By December 1863, the new covered bridge was completed, led by Lt. Michael Hogan, 8th Michigan, from Milwaukee, and the bridge building crew departed the site. That bridge stood until January 1, 1907, when unknown persons set the covered bridge afire and it burned; again on January 1. Great disruption followed. The stage had to stop on one side, ferry passengers across the river, and another stage picked up those passengers to take them to their destination. A new iron truss bridge was built and in operation by mid 1907. This 1907 bridge is being replaced in 2015. - Betty J. Gorin Campbellsville, KY 42718 270.465.8726 home. 270.465.1548 cell This story was posted on 2015-01-04 08:34:12
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