Battle of Fort Henry

The Battle of Fort Henry was fought on February 6, 1862, in Stewart County, Tennessee, during the American Civil War. It was the first important victory for the Union and Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in the Western Theater.

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Location: 36.5186, -88.0391, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1862 Battle of Fort Henry

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Battle of Fort Henry 1862

Bombardment of Fort Henry, Interior View, Bursting of a Rifled 42-Pounder Gun

Карта к статье «Генри, форт» № 1. Военная энциклопедия Сытина (Санкт-Петербург, 1911-1915)

Map of Fort Henry, Tennessee, and environs LOC 80691154

Position of ft. Henry on Tennessee River LCCN2004660528

The campaign in Tennessee - Interior of Fort Henry, on the morning after its capture, February 6 - from a sketch by Mr. H. Lovie, our special artist with Commodore Foote's expedition. LCCN2007675765

Ft. Henry. Tennessee River LCCN2004660529

Fort Henry, on the morning after its capture, February 6 - from a sketch by Mr. H. Lovie, our special artist with Commodore Foote's expedition

Bombardment and capture of Fort Henry, Tenn.- By the federal gunboats under command of commodore Andrew H. Foote-Feby. 6th 1862 LCCN90711973

Letter from D. P. Grier, Fort Henry, Tennessee, to Anna McKinney, February 9, 1862

• ВЭ / Генри, форт - encyclopedic article, Russian

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1862	Battle of Fort Henry	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1862	Battle of Fort Donelson	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1863	Battle of Dover	battle	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Heiman	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Henry	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1862	Fort Donelson	fort	Wikidata
commons	image		Battle of Fort Henry 1862		Commons
commons	image		Bombardment of Fort Henry, Interior View, Bursting of a Rifled 42-Pounder Gun		Commons
commons	image		Карта к статье «Генри, форт» № 1. Военная энциклопедия Сытина (Санкт-Петербург, 1911-1915)		Commons
commons	image		Map of Fort Henry, Tennessee, and environs LOC 80691154		Commons
commons	image		Position of ft. Henry on Tennessee River LCCN2004660528		Commons
commons	image		The campaign in Tennessee - Interior of Fort Henry, on the morning after its capture, February 6 - from a sketch by Mr. H. Lovie, our special artist with Commodore Foote's expedition. LCCN2007675765		Commons
commons	image		Ft. Henry. Tennessee River LCCN2004660529		Commons
commons	image		Fort Henry, on the morning after its capture, February 6 - from a sketch by Mr. H. Lovie, our special artist with Commodore Foote's expedition		Commons
commons	image		Bombardment and capture of Fort Henry, Tenn.- By the federal gunboats under command of commodore Andrew H. Foote-Feby. 6th 1862 LCCN90711973		Commons
commons	image		Letter from D. P. Grier, Fort Henry, Tennessee, to Anna McKinney, February 9, 1862		Commons