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	Battle of Fort Henry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Fort Henry was fought February 6, 1862, in western Tennessee, during the American Civil War.
		The first objective, Fort Henry, a Confederate earthen fort on the Tennessee River with outdated guns, was partially inundated and the river threatened to flood the rest.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 Report from Fort Henry - 4th Illinois Cavalry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		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)

	Battle of Fort Henry -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		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 (Click link for more 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Fort Henry, a (A supporter of the Confederate States of America) Confederate earthen fort on the Tennessee River with outdated guns, was partially inundated and the river threatened to flood the rest.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/ba/battle_of_fort_henry.htm (353 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)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Tennessee
		At the time of this expedition Tennessee was unoccupied except by the Cherochee Indians, who inhabited that part bordering on the Tennessee River; the Choctaws, the upper Cumberland; the Shawnees, the lower Cumberland; and the Chickasaws used and claimed the territory between the Tennessee and the Mississippi rivers, now west of Tennessee.
		Many of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War were fought within the borders of Tennessee: Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Murfreesboro or Stone River, Nashville, Franklin; the battle of Chickamauga was fought largely on the Georgia border and for the possession of Tennessee.
		Tennessee was the only one of the seceding states to abolish slavery by its own act.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/14508a.htm (3904 words)

	Fort Henry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		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.
	www.css.edu /usgrant/forthenry.html (2318 words)

	Pvt. George Wesley Byrd
		Fort Henry was located on the Tennessee River, approximately 5 miles south of George Wesley Byrd's home along Byrd Creek.
		Fort Heiman, on the Kentucky side of the Tennessee River across from Fort Henry, was evacuated by General Tilghman by February 5, 1862 and his forces consolidated at Fort Henry.
		Tennessee, George Wesley Byrd signed a second loyalty oath and posted a $1,000 bond; this document is dated April 7, 1862 and lists his younger brother, Riley Marion Byrd, and a neighbor, Henry Hicks, as securities.
	www.geocities.com /Pentagon/1117/gw_byrd.html (1798 words)

	Battle of Fort Donelson - Biocrawler definition:Battle of Fort Donelson - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The battle of Fort Donelson took place shortly after the battle of Fort Henry, Tennessee, also a Union victory under then-brigadier general Grant.
		They could defend Fort Donelson, after which, if successful, they could retake the poorly constructed Fort Henry, or they could abandon Kentucky to defend the important factories and depots at Nashville.
		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)

	Articles - Battle of Fort Donelson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The capture of the fort by Union forces opened the Cumberland River as an avenue of invasion of the South and elevated Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant from an obscure and largely unproven leader to the rank of major general and the nickname "Unconditional Surrender" Grant.
		The fort had twelve heavy guns about 100 feet (30 m) above the Cumberland River, and three miles of trenches in a semicircle around the fort, which was more of a stockade than a fort.
		The capture of Forts Henry and Donelson were the first significant Union victories in the war, and opened two great rivers as avenues of invasion to the heartland of the South.
	www.lastring.com /articles/Fort_Donelson (2047 words)

	Battle of Fort Henry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		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)

	Fort Henry
		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.
	users.aol.com /greenup1/page1.html (983 words)

	Battle of Fort Henry
		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.
		The land around it is a little higher than the fort, and a portion of it is covered with timber.
	www.sonofthesouth.net /leefoundation/civil-war/1862/battle-fort-henry.htm (1147 words)

	Prints Old & Rare - Tennessee page
		Title is "Sketches In and Around Nashville, Tennessee." At center is a view of the city from the capitol steps.
		A scene in Jackson Square, Memphis, Tennessee on the morning of October 11, during the prevalence of the yellow fever.
		Beautiful picture of Lookout Mountain in Tennessee as it stands proudly in the distance as the field where the Battle of November 24, 1863 took place lays calm in the foreground.
	www.printsoldandrare.com /tennessee (977 words)

	Civil War Battlefield Guide - -Fort Henry, Tennessee (TN001) , Stewart County, February 6, 1862 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The first test of three of these new warships was against Fort Henry, an earthen Confederate fort guarding the Tennessee River.
		Grant landed one division on the Tennessee side of the river and another on high ground on the Kentucky side.
		When CS Brigadier General Lloyd Tilghman realized that he could not hold Fort Henry, he ordered his barbette-mounted cannons to hold off the Union fleet while he sent most of his men to Fort Donelson, eleven miles away.
	college.hmco.com /history/readerscomp/civwar/html/cw_001901_forthenryten.htm (325 words)

	cwla - Chronology - Time Line File
		December 27, 1860 - Fort Moultrie and Fort Castle Pinckney, and the schooner William Aiken, all in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina, surrendered to South Carolina State troops.
		Their pact stipulated that until Tennessee became a member of the Confederacy that it place the State's entire military force under the control of the Confederate States, and turned over to the Confederate States all the public property, naval stores, and munitions of war.
		Early Federal progress during initial engagements was cut short by a stand made on Henry House Hill by Confederate Brigadier General Thomas J. Jackson, CSA, hereafter referred to as "Stonewall" because of his stout defence and adept shifting of troops throughout the length of the combat.
	civilwarlandscapes.org /cwla/chr/time.htm (19374 words)

	Tennessee Civil War
		It shows a dramatic illustration of the Attack on Fort Henry, and is captioned, "The Capture of Fort Henry, Tennessee." Insets include a schematic of the fort, image of the secession ordnance stocks, and the broken 24 pounder.
		Map is captioned, "Map of the Seat of War in Tennessee and Kentucky showing the present position of the union armies under Generals Beull and Grant." This is a great map with many, many landmarks.
		It shows a dramatic illustration of the Battle of Fort Donelson, and is captioned, "The Surrender of Fort Denelson, February 16, 1862" It shows a soldier on a hill waving a flag of surrender, and victorious troops in the foreground celebrating.
	www.sonofthesouth.net /prod0110.htm (472 words)

	History of the 48th OVVI - Chapter III
		We proceeded up the Tennessee river to Fort Henry, where the army was concentrating, and arrived there the following day, March 8th.
		We arrived at Savannah, Tennessee, on the 11th, and were greeted by large crowds of citizens, who seemed to hail us with delight- especially the slaves.
		The only incident worthy of note transpired on the 10th, as we were passing a high bank, where a number of women and children were cheering us, by waving their handkerchiefs.
	www.48ovvi.org /chap3.html (1052 words)

	Davis, Charles Henry on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In the Civil War he was fleet captain and chief of staff to S. Du Pont in the successful expedition (Nov., 1861) against Port Royal, S.C. On May 9, 1862, he replaced A. Foote in command of the Upper Mississippi flotilla of gunboats.
		The next day he repulsed the attack of a Confederate fleet near Fort Pillow, and on June 6 he annihilated the Confederate fleet before Memphis, taking the city the same day.
		For his victories at Fort Pillow and Memphis he was promoted to rear admiral in Feb., 1863.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/D/DavisC1h.asp (297 words)

	Fort Henry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		By February 1862, Fort Henry, a small Confederate earthen fort on the Tennessee River with seventeen outdated guns, was partially inundated and the river threatened to flood the rest.
		On February 4-5, 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; Foote’s seven gunboats began bombarding the fort.
		While leaving seventy artillerymen 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.
	ehistory.osu.edu /USCW/BattleView.cfm?BID=656&WID=2 (350 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		On April 24, 1861, ten days after the fall of Fort Sumter, Captain Grant arrived in Springfield, Illinois with a company of men he had raised.
		Grant gave the Union its first victory of the war by capturing Fort Henry, Tennessee on February 6, 1862.
		He doggedly pursued the Confederate Army and won impressive but costly victories at the Battle of Shiloh, the Battle of Vicksburg, and the Battle of Chattanooga.
	www.online-encyclopedia.info /encyclopedia/u/ul/ulysses_s__grant.html (774 words)

	Tennessee State Map Collection at USHistoricalArchive.com
		Military map of middle Tennessee and parts of East Tennessee and the adjoining states, being part of the Department of the Cumberland, commanded by Maj. Gen.
		Smoke over Fort Donelson, Tennessee, and the presence of gunboats on the Cumberland River depict the fort's fall to Union forces in February 1862.
		Includes small views of the "Iron-clad Tennessee," Federal ship colliding with the Ram Tennessee, a vessel sailing past what appears to be Mobile Point, and a general view of the battle.
	ushistoricalarchive.com /statemaps/tn (2617 words)

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		Fort Donelson, Tennessee and captures it the next day.
		Confederate General John Hunt Morgan's raid into the north is mostly thwarted when a large group of his men are captured while trying to escape across the Ohio River.
		Minnesota, Lakota warriors decide not to attack heavily-defended Fort Ridgely and instead turn to the settlement of New Ulm, killing white settlers along the way.
	en-cyclopedia.com /wiki/1862 (790 words)

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		February 2, embarked for Fort Henry, in W.H.L. Wallace's Brigade, General McClernand's Division.
		Landed a few miles below the fort, and was the first Federal regiment that formed a line of battle in Tennessee.
		February 6th, entered Fort Henry, which had surrendered to the gun-boats.
	members.tripod.com /GingerFamily/48thil.html (795 words)

	Tennessee Civil War Battle Fort Donelson American Civil War
		Andrew H. Foote's Union gunboat fleet, consisting of the ironclads St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Louisville, and Corondolet, and the timberclads Conestoga and Tyler, had arrived from Fort Henry via the Tennessee and Ohio rivers and were exchanging "iron valentines" with the eleven big guns in the Southern water batteries.
		With the capture of Fort Donelson and its sister fort, Henry, the North had not only won its first great victory, it had also gained a new hero—"Unconditional Surrender" Grant, who was promoted to major general.
		Civil War in Kentucky and Tennessee begins with the February 1862 Union capture of Forts Henry and Donelson, which opened the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers to the Union and permitted advances into the two border states even when Confederate cavalry prevented use of the railroads.
	www.americancivilwar.com /statepic/tn/tn002.html (1055 words)

	AllRefer.com - Fort Henry, Tennessee (TN) - (historic site) - Facts and Information
		Fort Henry, historic site, Confederate fortification on the Tennessee R., S of the Ky.-Tenn. state 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.
	reference.allrefer.com /gazetteer/F/F02376-fort-henry.html (169 words)

	Historical Tennessee Map Collection CD at USHistoricalArchive.com
		Map covers parts of the states of Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama and shows relief by hachures, drainage, names and boundaries of states, roads, and railroads.
		New map of Kentucky and Tennessee from authentic reports of county surveyors throughout the states of Kentucky and Tennessee with a new key for measuring distances and specifying localities.
		Military map of the States of Kentucky and Tennessee, within eleven miles of the 35th parallel of latitude or southern boundary of Tennessee; compiled from the best authentic original maps, various documents, and miscellaneous latest sources of information.
	www.ushistoricalarchive.com /cds/state-tn.html (3446 words)

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