Seeking location in the Wickliffe area of Ballard County of the 1861 & 1862 location of the Union fortification of Fort Holt. As the newspaper article below indicates it was somewhat across the Ohio River from Cairo, but actually was more closely across the Mississippi River from Bird's Point. Thanks Greg FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER New York, NY October 12, 1861 ____________________ FORT HOLT, KENTUCKY. Cairo being the point d'appui of our Western military operations necessitates the establishment of other points to protect it. Hence Cape Girardeau on the north, Bird's Point on the west, Paducah on the east, and Fort Holt on the south. This latter fort is situated on the Kentucky side of the Ohio, and almost immediately opposite Cairo. It is named in honor of that noble Kentuckian, Joseph Holt, who during the short time he held the War Department after the defection of Floyd, endeavored to repair the damage caused by his fraudulent predecessor. Our readers will perceive that Fort Holt is rapidly becoming as impregnable as Cairo, which city it at once protects and is protected by. With Fort Holt and Paducah in our possession, troops can be thrown into any part of Kentucky to crush Secession and assist the Unionists. Our larger picture represents the troops landing on the Kentucky shore to commence the building of Fort Holt. The rapidity with which they have proceeded with th! eir arduous task reflects the highest credit on their industry and skill.