The Siege of Cincinnati

The entrenchments built during the Siege of Cincinnati were seven miles long. In addition to the lines shown in dotted lines on this map of Covington and Newport, there were batteries of cannons on Mt. Adams and Price Hill on the Cincinnati side of the river. Cincinnati was ready to surrender when Gen. Lew Wallace arrived and declared martial law. He organized the defense of Cincinnati in three days. Map provided by Thom Guidi.

The Defense of Cincinnati: Map from 1864