Fort Henry
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Fort Henry was a Confederate stronghold on the Tennessee River whose capture by Union forces in 1862 marked a key early victory in the Western Theater of the American Civil War.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Fort Henry | 0 |
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confederate stronghold
ⓘ
battle ⓘ fort ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederacy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| captureDate | February 1862 ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Union forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | February 6, 1862 ⓘ |
| event | Battle of Fort Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fallContributedTo |
Union advance into Tennessee
ⓘ
weakening of Confederate defensive line in the West ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | Confederate Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Tennessee
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOn | Tennessee River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Fort Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyFort | Fort Donelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | early Union victory in the Western Theater ⓘ |
| opposedBy | United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
American Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of navigation on the Tennessee River ⓘ |
| usedDuring | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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