Union Victory. With greater manpower and artillery, Foote and his ships wreaked havoc on Confederate defenses for two hours, inflicting casualties and ...

It was the first important victory for the Union and Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in the Western Theater. Battle of Fort Henry. Part of the American Civil War.

9 нояб. 2009 г. · The Battle of Fort Henry drove Confederate troops from the Tennessee River fortification in 1862 and marked the first significant Union win ...

On January 30, 1862, Brig. Gen. Ulysses Grant received the long-anticipated word that he and Flag Officer Andrew Foote would lead a joint expedition against the ...

By February 1862, Fort Henry, a Confederate earthen fort on the Tennessee ... Union Victory; CWSAC Reference #:: TN001; Preservation Priority: Success.

The fort became the scene of the first major Union victory in the western theater on February 6, 1862. Fewer than 3,400 ill-equipped Confederate soldiers ...

21 июн. 2024 г. · Grant reported his victory to Halleck, declaring that “Fort Henry is ours. ... Photo #: NH 42366 Battle of Fort Henry, 6 February 1862. U.S. Navy ...

23 мая 2022 г. · The Union won the Battle of Fort Henry. Soon after the battle, three of Foote's gunboats continued 150 miles up the Tennessee River and went as ...

5 февр. 2021 г. · Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant and Flag Officer Andrew Hull Foote attacked and captured Fort Henry on the Tennessee River and Fort Donelson ...