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	Encyclopedia: Battle of Fort Henry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Battle of Fort Henry was fought February 6, 1862, in western Tennessee, during the American Civil War.
		The Battle of Fort Donelson was fought February 12â€“16, 1862 in the American Civil War.
		Battle of Shiloh Conflict American Civil War Date April 6-7, 1862 Place Hardin County, Tennessee Result Union victory The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was a major battle in the American Civil War, fought April 6–7, 1862, in southwestern Tennessee.
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	Battle of Fort Henry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		His objective was to take Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, which protected the important Tennessee and Cumberland rivers.
		The first objective, Fort Henry, a Confederate earthen fort on the Tennessee River with outdated guns, was partially inundated and the river threatened to flood the rest.
		After the fall of Fort Donelson, ten days later, the two major water transportation routes in the Confederate west, bounded by the Appalachians and the Mississippi River, became Union highways for movement of troops and material.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fort_Henry,_Tennessee (379 words)

	Battle of Fort Henry -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Battle of Fort Henry was fought February 6, 1862, in western (A state in east central United States) Tennessee, during the (Civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865) American Civil War.
		His objective was to take Fort Henry and (additional info and facts about Fort Donelson) Fort Donelson, which protected the important Tennessee and (A river that rises in southeastern Kentucky and flows westward through northern Tennessee to become a tributary of the Ohio River in southwestern Kentucky) Cumberland rivers.
		The first objective, Fort Henry, a (A supporter of the Confederate States of America) Confederate earthen fort on the Tennessee River with outdated guns, was partially inundated and the river threatened to flood the rest.
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	Battle Report from Fort Henry - 4th Illinois Cavalry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Fort Henry stood on the right bank of the river, in a slight bend, commanding a straight stretch of the river for several miles in either direction.
		Back of the fort was a second line of earthworks, in front of which the timber had been felled to form an abatis, and below the fort a line of rifle- pits extended from the river bank to the second line of works.
		In the fort an 80pound shell disabled every man at one of the guns, a premature explosion of a 42-pounder killed 3 men and wounded several others while 4 of the guns were dismounted by shots from the fleet.
	www.angelfire.com /ca3/4thillinoiscavalry/forthenry.html (673 words)

	Fort Heiman, Kentucky
		Lloyd Tilghman was sent to command Fort Donelson on the Cumberland River and hastily constructed Fort Henry on the east side of the Tennessee River during the winter of 1861-62, he realized immediately that the fort was indefensible, being built on low ground that was susceptible to flooding directly across the river from higher ground.
		Forts Heiman, Henry, and Donelson offered a haven for a growing number of refugees, most of whom were slaves seeking safety within the Union lines.
		Fort Heiman is closely associated with the Battle of Fort Henry, which was designated as one of the Civil War's 384 principal battlefields by the Civil War Sites Advisiory Commission in 1993.
	www.nps.gov /vick/camptrail/sites/Kentucky-sites/FtHeimanKY.htm (979 words)

	Fort Henry, Tennessee
		Lloyd Tilghman was sent to command the fort, he immediately realized that Fort Henry was indefensible, because it was constructed on low ground susceptible to flooding and was directly across the river from high ground.
		The Battle of Fort Henry, along with the battle at its sister Forts Heiman and Donelson, is nationally significant, because it was the first great Union victory of the Civil War, and it gave the North a new military hero - "Unconditional Surrender" Grant - who was promoted to major general.
		Fort Henry would continue to be managed by the U. Forest Service as a part of the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area.
	www.nps.gov /vick/camptrail/sites/Tennessee-sites/Ft.HenryTN.htm (664 words)

	Fort Henry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Fort Donelson was the gate to Nashville--a place of great military and political importance--and to a rich country extending far east in Kentucky.
		Fort Henry occupies a bend in the river which gave the guns in the water battery a direct fire down the stream.
		The gunboats soon engaged the water batteries at very close quarters, but the troops which were to invest Fort Henry were delayed for want of roads, as well as by the dense forest and the high water in what would in dry weather have been unimportant beds of streams.
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	Story of Fort Henry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Forts were built to which the people fled for safety; but in many cases this precaution was not sufficient.
		An attack on Fort Henry, planned in 1781, was abandoned for some unknown reason; and a contemplated attack in the summer of 1782, was thwarted.
		It was during the second siege that the ammunition ran low in the fort and a volunteer, Elizabeth Zane, sister of Ebenezer Zane,13 ran to the cabin and returned under fire with a supply of powder, thus doing her part toward defense, and furnishing the background for a much-repeated story of pioneer days.
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	Battle of Fort Henry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		On January 30, 1862, Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at last received the reluctant permission of Gen. Henry W. Halleck to attempt to capture Fort Henry, a Confederate earthwork fort on the Tennessee River just south of Kentucky that was one of a string of outposts built to protect Confederate territory.
		Located on low ground on the edge of the river, Fort Henry was subject to flooding and was dominated by high ground on both sides of the river.
		With 11 of the fort's 17 guns placed where they commanded a three-mile stretch of the main channel, Tilghman and his brave gunners gamely defended their post.
	civilwar.bluegrass.net /battles-campaigns/1862/620206.html (396 words)

	Battle of Fort Donelson - Biocrawler definition:Battle of Fort Donelson - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The battle of Fort Donelson took place shortly after the battle of Fort Henry, Tennessee, also a Union victory under then-brigadier general Grant.
		Fort Henry had been lost, and the railroad south of it had been cut.
		The fort had twelve heavy guns about 100 feet (30 m) above the Cumberland River, and three miles of trenches around the fort, which was more of a stockade than a fort.
	www.biocrawler.com /biowiki/Fort_Donelson (1119 words)

	BATTLE OF FORT HENRY WEALTHY AND WISE FACT FINDER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Battle of Fort Henry was fought February_6, 1862, in western Tennessee, during the American_Civil_War.
		His objective was to take Fort Henry and Fort_Donelson, which protected the important Tennessee and Cumberland rivers.
		Fort Henryâs fall opened the Tennessee River to Union gunboats and shipping as far as Muscle_Shoals,_Alabama.
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	The Battle of Fort William Henry
		In the novel "Last of the Mohicans" and in the motion pictures based on the book by James Fenimore Cooper, a dramatic battle is waged at Fort William Henry between the French under the Marquis de Montcalm and the English in the fortress under the command of Lt. Colonel George Monro.
		Rather than a battle it would perhaps be more accurate to describe this contest as a siege, for the attack on Fort William Henry went on for days.
		While the heavy guns to the northwest pounded the log and earthen walls of the fort, another French force under the command of Brigadier Levis took up positions to the south and southwest of the main body of British, who contrary to popular belief, were encamped outside the walls of the fort.
	www.historiclakes.org /wm_henry/wm_henry_battle.html (1390 words)

	Fort Henry Story by Klein and Cooper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Fort Henry was one of a number of small protected areas situated throughout the Upper Ohio Valley.
		Once at the fort, the men were fed through the largess of the residents who contributed some of their harvest and cattle or hogs to a common pool which was used by those stationed at the fort.
		The events at the fort are exemplars for hundreds of similar raids on groups of settlers over a twenty-two year period, and graphically demonstrate the determination and perseverance needed to keep the frontier open for colonization.
	wheeling.weirton.lib.wv.us /landmark/historic/FTHENRY2.HTM (7106 words)

	Battle of Fort Henry -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Fort Henry, situated on the Tennessee River, was a linchpin in Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston's defense lines.
		Two battles in the fall of 1777 that marked the turning point for the Continental Army in the American Revolution were the Battles of Saratoga.
		The Battle of Marathon was a decisive victory for the Greeks during the Persian Wars.
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	Battle Summary: Fort Henry, TN
		Description: By February 1862, Fort Henry, a Confederate earthen fort on the Tennessee River with outdated guns, was partially inundated and the river threatened to flood the rest.
		U.S. Grant landed his divisions in two different locations, one on the east bank of the Tennessee River to prevent the garrison’s escape and the other to occupy the high ground on the Kentucky side which would insure the fort’s fall; Flag-Officer Andrew H. Foote’s seven gunboats began bombarding the fort.
		While leaving artillery in the fort to hold off the Union fleet, he escorted the rest of his force out of the area and sent them safely off on the route to Fort Donelson, 10 miles away.
	www.cr.nps.gov /hps/abpp/battles/tn001.htm (299 words)

	Battle of Fort Henry
		Our line of battle was on the left of the St. Louis, next the Carondelet, next the Cincinnati (for the time being the flag-ship, having on board Flag-officer Foote), and the next the Essex.
		After the surrender, which was made to Flag-officer Foote by General Lloyd Tilghman, who defended his fort in a most determined manner, we found that the rebel infantry, encamped outside the fort, numbering four or five thousand, had cut and run, leaving the rebel artillery company in command of the fort.
		This fort, the only fortification on the Tennessee River of much importance, is situated near the line of Kentucky and Tennessee, on the east bank of the stream.
	www.sonofthesouth.net /leefoundation/civil-war/1862/battle-fort-henry.htm (1147 words)

	Fort Henry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		By February 1862, Fort Henry, a Confederate earthen fort on the Tennessee River with outdated guns, was partially inundated and the river threatened to flood the rest.
		Fort Henry's commanders knew they could not stop the invaders and sent the bulk of the troops on to Fort Donelson.
		Shortly after the graves markers were placed (in the early 80's), Fort Donelson's Military Park grew low on funds and was unable to mark the location of the five graves, with a trail and signs.
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	Battle Of Fort Pillow (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		FORT PILLOW: AN HONEST VICTORY The Battle of Fort Pillow is often mentioned as a blight on Forrest's record, and it even had Northern newspapers of the day calling him the "Fort Pillow Butcher." But...
		The Battle of Fort Pillow In April 1862, a battle took place along the Mississippi River in Tennessee that became regarded as one of the most controversial actions in the War Between the States.
		battle of Belmont, November 6, 1886 by Unknown In the Senate of the United States...joint resolution directing Committee on the Conduct of the War to examine into the recent attack on Fort Pillow...
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	FJCPDC Historical & Scenic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Although no settlers inside Fort Henry were killed during this attack, 23 of the 26 men who ventured outside the fort on the morning of the first day of the seige were killed.
		It was from this fort which Major Samuel McCulloch led a number of men to assist the defenders against the attacking English and Indians in the battle of Fort Henry, the last battle of the Revolutionary War.
		Humorously, according to oral tradition, it is said that during the second seige of Fort Henry, Moses Shepherd entered the fort engaged to marry Betty Zane, and left the fort at the end of the seige engaged to Lydia Boggs, whom he eventually married.
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	Battle of Fort Donelson -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		American Civil War battle that collapsed Southern defenses in the Mid-South and forced the evacuations of Columbus, Kentucky, and Nashville, Tennessee, as well as a general Confederate retreat in Kentucky.
		Fort Donelson, on the Cumberland River, and Fort Henry, on the Tennessee River, guarded the positions where those rivers bisected Confederate lines.
		The battle marked the end of the order's expansion along the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea and the beginning of the decline of its power.
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	The Battle of Fort Sullivan
		Moultrie had not used his time in command to strengthen the fortifications and the fort's rear wall was still incomplete.
		Henry Clinton put his troops ashore on Long Island, which was north of Sullivan's Island, while the fort was on the island's southern tip.
		Meanwhile, Fort Sullivan would be renamed Fort Moultrie in honor of Col. William Moultrie.
	www.myrevolutionarywar.com /battles/760628.htm (716 words)

	The Battle of Fort Donelson Official Records and Battle Description
		Begun in the East, the war was spreading to the West, even beyond the Mississippi where the fate of the important border state of Missouri and the chief city of the West in those days, St. Louis, hung in the balance between slaveholding and non -slaveholding elements.
		This was the first clear and decisive victory gained by the North in a pitched battle west of the Mississippi River, and until 1864 the last effort of the South to carry the war into Missouri except by abortive raids.
		In February 1862, Fort Henry, commanding the Tennessee River, was captured with support from gunboats on the river by a taciturn, rumpled, cigar smoking (some said whisky-drinking) character named Ulysses Simpson Grant of Illinois.
	www.civilwarhome.com /donelson.htm (415 words)

	The Battle of Fort Pillow Official Records and Battle Description (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Nathan Bedford Forrest attacked the fort on April 12 with a cavalry division of approximately 2,500 men.
		Bradford refused surrender and the Confederates renewed the attack, soon overran the fort, and drove the Federals down the river's bluff into a deadly crossfire.
		The Fort Pillow Massacre became a Union rallying cry and cemented resolve to see the war through to its conclusion.
	www.civilwarhome.com /ftpillow.htm (289 words)

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