As news of the Union troops marching closer to their town, the citizens built a palisade around their houses in order to defend themselves if troops attacked.

During the battle at the fort, the soldiers found an opening in the palisade to shoot at their enemies.

When the wooden support came loose from the palisade, the carpenter drove another stake in its place.

Touring the fort in the historical city provided a way for the tourists to be sheltered from the outside world by the palisade around it.

Once the fort came into sight, the retreating soldiers entered and the attacking enemies were blinded by the palisade surrounding the fort.