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	Fort Henry
		Fort Henry, KINGSTON, Ont, was originally built during the WAR OF 1812 on Point Henry, beside Lake Ontario, to guard the outlet to the St Lawrence River and the Kingston Navy Yards.
		The strategic importance of the location increased after the completion of the RIDEAU CANAL, which provided a military supply route between Montréal, Bytown [Ottawa] and Kingston; the fortress was rebuilt between 1832 and 1837, the better to defend the end of the canal most vulnerable to American attack.
		Today, Fort Henry, a major attraction in a city that boasts many fine old buildings, is restored to its mid-1860 appearance, and houses refurnished buildings and a museum of military arms and equipment.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0002944 (264 words)

	Story of Fort Henry
		On the west side of the Fort outside of it was a never-failing spring of pure, limpid water.
		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.
	www.wvculture.org /history/journal_wvh/wvh1-2.html (2282 words)

	Fort William Henry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The British Fort William Henry on the shores of Lake George, New York, was built during the French and Indian War (1754-1763) by Sir William Johnson as a staging ground for attacks against the French Fort Carillon (later renamed Fort Ticonderoga).
		Fort William Henry was named for Prince William Henry, a grandson of King George II and a younger brother of King George III.
		The fort was attacked by the French in August of 1757.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fort_William_Henry (572 words)

	FORT WILLIAM HENRY ... The Siege & Massacre
		It soon became apparent that Fort William Henry was becoming a thorn in the side of New France.
		By contrast, the garrison at Fort William Henry, under the able leadership of Lt. Colonel George Monro - once General Webb decided to turn tail and survey matters from Fort Edward - had a total, as the siege began, of 2372 men.
		A proposed march from the entrenched camp to Fort Edward was postponed, at Montcalm's suggestion, until the following morning, as hostile Indians gathered in the vicinity.
	www.mohicanpress.com /mo08009.html (1651 words)

	Battle Report from Fort Henry - 4th Illinois Cavalry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Two forts were built on this line- Fort Henry on the Tennessee river, near the Kentucky state line, and Fort Donelson, 12 miles east on the Cumberland.
		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.
		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 Henry - Encyclopedia.com
		Fort Henry Confederate fortification on the Tennessee River, S of the Ky.-Tenn. line; site of the first major Union victory of the Civil War (Feb. 6, 1862).
		HENRY HOEBEL, 77; WAS FREEHOLDER, MAYOR OF FORT LEE
		Family revisits roots back at the fort: Descendants of Henry Leavenworth travel across the U.S. to celebrate their shared history.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-FortHUS.html (1139 words)

	Fort Henry Days
		From Fort Henry’s humble beginning as “a small Fort at the Mouth of the Wheelin” it rose to become the second most important fort for the defense of the frontier and was surpassed only by Fort Pitt.
		The fort on the other hand, was fortunate in having a swivel gun, under the command of John Tait, and this had been placed atop a log “pen” near the front gate.
		On the second day the fort’s defenders began to run low on gunpowder, and it was then that courageous Betty Zane, the 16-year-old sister of Ebenezer and Silas, made her historic “race for life” from the fort to the Zane cabin, and then returned, under intensive enemy fire, with powder for the fort.
	www.foremat.com /fhd/forthenry.html (900 words)

	The Battle for Fort Donelson - 4th Illinois Cavalry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Fort Donelson was located on the left bank of the Cumberland river, about a mile and a half below the little town of Dover, and was built about the same time as Fort Henry (q.
		A detachment of cavalry, however, went to the fort on the 7th, and skirmished awhile with the pickets and outlying works, merely to develop the enemy's strength and position.
		When within less than 400 yards of the fort a solid shot plowed its way through the wheel house of the St. Louis, and almost at the same instant the tiller ropes of the Louisville were cut away.
	www.angelfire.com /ca3/4thillinoiscavalry/fortdonelson.html (2451 words)

	Fort Tours \| Fort William Henry
		Before Fort William Henry was built in 1692, the Pemaquid settlement and a previous fort, Fort Charles, had been captured by the French and their Indian allies, driving the English to abandon much of the nearby coastal area.
		With the construction of Fort William Henry in 1692, England sought to fortify the frontiers of its Massachusetts colony.
		The fort housed nearly 20 cannon and a garrison of 60 soldiers.
	www.forttours.com /pages/fortwilliamhenry.asp (408 words)

	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.
		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.
		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.
	www.cr.nps.gov /hps/abpp/Battles/tn001.htm (299 words)

	Across Five Aprils: Chapter 4: Fort Henry
		Fort Henry, on the banks of the Tennessee River, had seen better days.
		An earthen fort, by February of 1862, it was already partially indundated, and the river threatened to flood the remainder of the fort.
		Grant determined that Fort Henry was particularly vulnerable, with its earthen walls and outdated fortifications.
	www.kenanderson.net /educate/html/forthenry4.html (235 words)

	Battle of Fort Henry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The surrender of Fort Henry opened the Tennessee River to Union traffic past the Alabama border, which was demonstrated by a "timberclad" raid of wooden ships from February 6 through February 12, which destroyed Confederate shipping and railroad bridges.
		Fort Henry and Fort Donelson were the sole positions to defend the important Tennessee and Cumberland rivers, respectively.
		Fort Henry was a five-sided, open-bastioned earthen structure covering 10 acres on the eastern bank of the Tennessee River, near Kirkman's Old Landing and Standing Rock Creek, nearly opposite the mouth of the Sandy River.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Fort_Henry (2528 words)

	Virtual Tour of Fort Henry, Kingston Ontario Canada
		The original fort was constructed during the War of 1812.
		The present Fort Henry was constructed between 1832 and 1837.
		The fort is staffed by persons in period costume ready to assist the visitor.
	www.virtualkingston.ca /forthenry.htm (362 words)

	Fort Henry \| Museum/Attraction Review \| Kingston, Ontario \| Frommers.com
		Fort Henry, erected in 1812 and largely unchanged since its reconstruction in the 1830s, commands a high promontory overlooking the harbor and town.
		May 18 to August 31, the Fort Henry Guard and their goat mascot, David, perform 19th-century drills, musters, and parades.
		Parts of the fort -- the officers' quarters, men's barracks, kitchens, and artisans' shops -- have been restored to show the military way of life as it was around the year 1867.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/kingstonontario/A28504.html (357 words)

	Fort Henry and Fort Donelson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Fort Henry, along the Tennessee River, and Fort Donelson, on the Cumberland River, were two forts built to protect Tennessee and the Deep South from invasion.
		Grant's men struggled through the Fort's preliminary defenses, a wasteland of sharpened felled trees with numerous clearings for defenders to shoot at attackers.
		The fort itself was on a bluff along the river, with a dozen artillery guns facing the attackers.
	library.advanced.org /3055/netscape/battles/henrydonelson.html (246 words)

	Fort Henry and Fort Donelson
		Fort Henry was easy prey for the Union gunboats, backed by two divisions of infantry under Grant.
		On the Cumberland River side of Fort Donelson, skilled Confederate artillerists drew a bead on the gunships as they fired, quickly ranging their target and forcing a retreat of the Union gunships.
		The battle of Fort Donelson was over, there were few Confederate troops between the Union Army and Nashville and Grant had delivered something the United States desperately needed: its first major victory of the Civil War.
	blueandgraytrail.com /event/Fort_Henry_and_Fort_Donelson (1109 words)

	Fort Henry, in United States history. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Confederate fortification on the Tennessee River, S of the Ky.-Tenn. line; site of the first major Union victory of the Civil War (Feb. 6, 1862).
		The fort was attacked and reduced by Union gunboats commanded by Commodore Andrew Foote.
		Confederate commander Gen. Lloyd Tilghman, foreseeing capture, sent the bulk of his force to Fort Donelson before surrendering.
	www.bartleby.com /65/fo/FortHUS.html (111 words)

	Fort Henry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Fort Henry was purchased 25 March 1862 at NewYork; and commissioned 3 April 1862, Acting Lieutenant J. Walsh in command.
		Assigned to the East Gulf Blockading Squadron, Fort Henry arrived at Key West, Fla., 2 June 1862 for blockade duty in the vicinity of St. George Sound and the Cedar Keys.
		On 20 July 1863, Fort Henry sent her launch to reconnoiter the Crystal River, an expedition in which two of her men were killed by fire from the shore.
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/f3/fort_henry.htm (203 words)

	Friends of Colonial Pemaquid - Forts
		The present fort at the Colonial Pemaquid site is actually the rebuilt western tower of Fort William Henry, the second of three forts built and destroyed on the site.
		Fort Charles was a two-storied wooden structure surrounded by a stockade.
		Fort William Henry was built of stone in 1692, when Massachusetts governed the Pemaquid area.
	www.friendsofcolonialpemaquid.org /Pfort.html (361 words)

	edsanders.com - Fort Henry
		The seige of Fort Henry, at the mouth of Wheeling creek, in the year 1777, is one of the most memorable events in Indian warfare - remarkeble for the indomitable bravery displayed by the garrison in general, and for some thrilling attendant incidents.
		The fort is said to have been planned by General George Rogers Clarke; and was constructed by Ebenezer Zane and John Caldwell.
		On the 26th, an alarm being given all the inhabitants in the vicinity repaired to the fort for safety.
	www.edsanders.com /hist006.htm (2070 words)

	Fort William Henry “Massacre”
		Fort Carillon, located between lakes Champlain and George (Lac du Saint Sacrement to the French) was the southernmost outpost of New France.
		The closest British position was Fort Edward on the banks of the upper Hudson River to the southeast.
		The victors solidified their position by constructing the wood-walled Fort William Henry, which was designed to serve as a base of operations for future campaigns against French positions to the north.
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/h1175.html (864 words)

	FORT HENRY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The fort mascot, a gullible goat, adds great comedy to the opening act where the men are called to the parade ground for review.
		Fort Henry was strategically built in Kingston, where three major waterways of southern Ontario meet: Lake Ontario, the Rideau Canal, and the St. Lawrence River.
		The existing fort was built during the War of 1812 and used for only a couple of decades.
	www.student.potsdam.edu /smith20/forthenry.html (359 words)

	Fort William Henry Letterbox
		Fort William Henry was built by the English in 1755.
		The Marquis of Montcalm moved south from Fort Carillon (Ticonderoga) in August, 1757, and laid siege to the fort with vastly superior numbers.
		The fort was burned, and the retreating English were massacred by the Hurons allied to the French.
	www.sover.net /~tcooch/william.htm (457 words)

	Civil War fort has defenders (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The battle of Fort Henry is in Civil War books, though most of the Rebel citadel has disappeared under Kentucky Lake.
		The fort and its outer defenses — rifle pits, trenches and other works known as redans and redoubts — are remarkably well preserved, Dr. Mulligan said.
		Fort Heiman was to have replaced the poorly situated Fort Henry, which the Rebels built to check a Yankee invasion up the Tennessee River.
	www.enquirer.com /editions/2001/05/29/loc_civil_war_fort_has.html (516 words)

	History comes alive at Fort William Henry!
		In fact, when the Fort William Henry was opened in 1856, as the first elegant resort on Lake George, the United States included only 31 states, and the town of Lake George, New York was still known as Caldwell.
		Fort William Henry's commanding location on a grassy expanse overlooking southern Lake George attracted thousands of high-society travelers between 1855 and 1908.
		They could walk to the ruins of neighboring Fort William Henry, which was destroyed by the French in 1757 during the French and Indian Wars.
	www.fortwilliamhenry.com /History/index.cfm (544 words)

	TVA: Fort Patrick Henry Reservoir (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Fort Patrick Henry Reservoir, on the South Fork Holston River in east Tennessee, extends 10 miles upstream from the dam to Boone Dam.
		Fort Patrick Henry is named after the colonial fort, also known as Long Island Station, that was established nearby at the site of present-day Kingsport, Tennessee.
		The generating capacity of Fort Patrick Henry Dam is 59,400 kilowatts of electricity.
	www.tva.gov /sites/fortpatrickhenry.htm (171 words)

	ON THE SCENE AT FORT WILLIAM HENRY
		I am a featured storyteller at Fort William Henry, an associate of Bateau Below and a member of the New York State Archaeological Association-Adirondack Chapter.
		The Fort William Henry Corporation was formed with the intent of rebuilding the fort.
		Recent archaeology in the fort courtyard has determined that the west barracks is slightly off of the original foundation.
	www.mohicanpress.com /fort_william_henry_report.html (702 words)

	Fort Henry
		Le fort Henry (KINGSTON, Ontario) a d'abord été construit pendant la GUERRE DE 1812 sur la pointe Henry, située près du lac Ontario.
		Le fort est reconstruit entre 1832 et 1837 pour mieux défendre la sortie du canal la plus vulnérable, advenant une attaque américaine.
		Aujourd'hui, fort Henry constitue une importante attraction dans une ville fière de ses nombreux bâtiments anciens, et restauré selon son apparence de mi-1860; ses bâtiments ont été remeublés, en plus d'un musée d'armes et d'équipement militaires.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=F1ARTF0002944 (258 words)

	Fort Henry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		By Feb. 1862, Fort Henry, a Confederate earthen fort on the Tennessee River with outdated guns, was partially inundated while the river threatened to take care of the rest by flooding.
		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, only 10 miles away.
		Tilghman then returned to the fort and, soon afterwards, surrendered to the fleet, which had closed within 400 yards of the fort.
	iml.jou.ufl.edu /projects/Fall03/Peters/forthenry.htm (272 words)

	UPNE - Massacre at Fort William Henry
		Fort William Henry, located at the south end of Lake George in New York, was the northern-most outpost of British soldiers in the interior of colonial America.
		This small frontier fort was extemely vulnerable to attack from French and Native American forces.
		In early August 1757, under the leadership of the Marquis de Montcalm, French forces attacked the fort, and forced a British surrender.
	www.dartmouth.edu /~upne/1-58465-166-0.html (270 words)

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