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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Civil War in the United States . (search)
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Henry, Fort
An important Confederate fortification at a bend of the Tennessee River, where it approaches the Cumberland River within about 12 miles, on the right bank, and on a high hill opposite Fort Hickman.
At the beginning of February, 1862, a land force under General Grant, and a flotilla of gunboats under Commodore Foote, were sent to capture these two forts.
They appeared about 2 miles below Fort Henry on Feb. 3.
That fort was armed with seventeen great guns, twelve of which swept the river, and the garrison and troops encamped outside of the fort numbered less than 3,000.
These were commanded by General Tilghman, of Maryland, a graduate of West Point Academy.
Foote placed four of his iron-clad gunboats in position to bombard the fort, while two of his unarmored vessels fished up torpedoes with which the Confederates had strewn the river bottom.
Some of the troops went up the left side of the river to silence the guns of Fort Hieman, when the garrison fled.
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America . (search)