Oma, I'm sorry, I thought this was also posted to the Anderson county site by Cuz'n John regarding Fort Anderson > A special train was sent to Anderson > County with 84 troops of the Tennessee National > Guard, the Adjutant General, the Assistant > Adjutant General, a gatling gun and mountain > howitzer. No convicts were brought at that time. > They first went to the Tennessee Mining company > stockade and in the next few days proceeded to > build a fort on the mountains over looking the > valley where the mines were located. > > The soldier's fort was built near the crest of > Vowel Mountain. Angela