The fort was the site of the Battle of Sulphur Creek Trestle on September 25, 1864.

After defeating Union Army forces and recapturing Athens, Alabama, Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest moved north to attempt to destroy a key railroad trestle.

Forrest's troops easily defeated the Union forces and burned the trestle.

Today, about 400 yards (370 m) of trenches dug around the outside of the fort's parapet remain.

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