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Tag Archives: Fort Henry
On this date in Civil War history: April 6-7, 1862 - Battle of Shiloh
Fought in the early spring of 1862 on the west bank of the Tennessee River just north of the Mississippi state line, the battle of Shiloh was, up to that time, the biggest battle of American history. For two days … Continue reading
Posted in 1862, Battles, This Date in Civil War History, Uncategorized
Tagged 1st Minnesota Light Artillery, Alabama, Albert Sidney Johnston, Andrew H. Foote, Army of Mississippi, Army of the Ohio, Army of the Tennessee, Battles, Benjamin Prentiss, Bowling Green, Braxton Bragg, Casualties, Civil War, Confederate, Corinth, cyclorama, D.W. Reed, Don Carlos Buell, Fort Donelson, Fort Henry, gunboats, Henry W. Halleck, Hornets Nest, Jefferson Davis, Kentucky, Lew Wallace, Louisiana Washington Light Artillery, Memphis, Memphis & Charleston Railroad, Memphis Clarksville & Louisville Railroad, Mississippi, Mississippi Valley, Mobile, Mobile & Ohio Railroad, Muscle Shoals, Nashville, Nathan Bedford Forrest, New Orleans, P.G.T. Beauregard, Pensacola, Pittsburg Landing, Shiloh, Shiloh Methodist Church, Tennessee, Tennessee River, Theophile Poilpot, Ulysses S. Grant, Union, William T. Sherman
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On this date in Civil War history: Battle of Fort Donelson (Feb. 13-16, 1862)
Located on the west bank of the Cumberland river two miles north of Dover, Tennessee, Fort Donelson was on a steep bluff overlooking a straight stretch of several miles of river. The fort itself was only about 15 acres, but … Continue reading
Posted in 1862, Artillery, Battles, This Date in Civil War History
Tagged 10-inch Columbiad, 32-pounder, Albert Sidney Johnston, Andrew H. Foote, artillery, Charles F. Smith, Confederate, Cumberland River, Dover, Dover Hotel, Fort Donelson, Fort Henry, Gideon J. Pillow, gunboats, John A. McClernand, John B. Floyd, Lew Wallace, Nashville, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Navy, Shiloh, Simon Bolivar Buckner, Tennessee, timberclad, Ulysses S. Grant, Union
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This Week in the American Civil War – March 26- April 1, 1862
Information courtesy of the Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force Major Highlights for the week Wednesday March 26, 1862 The Confederate campaign in New Mexico was nearing its climax. A Confederate column marched out on the Santa Fe Trail and … Continue reading
Posted in 1862, This Week in the Civil War
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Alabama, Albert Sidney Johnston, Alexandria, Apache Canyon, Army of Central Kentucky, Brackett's Battalion, Braxton Bragg, Chickasaw, Clinton, Dakota Territory, David Hunter, Department of the South, Eastport, Edenburg, Fort Abercrombie, Fort Henry, Fort Monroe, Fort Ridgely, Fort Ripley, Fort Snelling, George B. McClellan, George Bibb Crittenden, George W. Morgan, Georgia, Glorieta Pass, Henry Hopkins Sibley, Hilton Head, Hiram Berdan, Island No. 10, J.M. Chivington, John B. Magruder, John C. Fremont, John P. Slough, John Porter McCown, Johnson's Ranch, Joseph E. Johnston, Kentucky, Leonidas Polk, Louis Blenker, Minnesota, Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force, Missouri, Mountain Department, Nashville, New Madrid, New Mexico Territory, P.G.T. Beauregard, Peninsula Campaign, Pigeon's Ranch, Pittsburg Landing, Richmond, Santa Fe, Savannah, Second Baptist Church Battery, Shenandoah Valley, South Carolina, St. Louis, Strausburg, Tennessee, Thomas J. Jackson, Union City, Virginia, W.R. Scurry, Washington DC, Whitemarsh Island, William J. Hardee, William Rosecrans, William W. Mackall, Wilmington Island, Woodstock
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This Week in the American Civil War – March 19-25, 1862 (150 years ago)
Courtesy of the Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force Major Highlights for the week Wednesday March 19, 1862 It was a light day today. The only action was a skirmish at Elk Mountain, in western Virginia, and Strasburg, Va. The … Continue reading
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Tagged 1862, 1st United States Sharpshooters Company I, 2nd Independent Battery of Minnesota Light Artillery, 2nd Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, 5th Minnesota Infantry, Agnew's Ferry, Albert Sidney Johnston, Alexandria, Battle of Kernstown, Beaufort, Benjamin Butler, Bolivar Heights, Brackett's Battalion, Brigadier General James Shields, cavalry, Colonel Ashby Turner, compensated emancipation, Confederate, Corinth, Dakota Territory, Day-Book, Department of the Gulf, Federal, Fort Abercrombie, Fort Henry, Fort Macon, Fort Ridgely, Fort Ripley, John G. Parke, Little Santa Fe, Louisville & Nashville Railroad, Major General John Dix, Manchester, McMinnville, Middle Military Department, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Moniteau County, Mount Jackson, Murfreesboro, Norfolk, North Carolina, Pittsburg Landing, Post Oak Creek, Savannah, Senator James Shields, Shelbyville, Ship Island, St. Paul, Tennessee, Thomas J. Jackson, Tullahoma, Virginia, Washington DC, Winchester
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This Week in the American Civil War - February 26- March 4, 1862 (150 years ago)
From the Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force Major Highlights for the week Wednesday February 26, 1862 Kentucky senator William E. Simms declared in the Confederate Congress that the Confederacy would defend her rights to the last extremity. In Washington, … Continue reading
Posted in 1862, This Week in the Civil War
Tagged Albert Sidney Johnston, Amelia Island, Andrew Johnson, Arkansas, Berryville, Charles F. Smith, Charleston, Columbus, Comanche Pass, Confederate, Corinth, Eastport, Fayetteville, Federal, Fort Donelson, Fort Henry, Fort Pillow, General George B. McClellan, gunboats, Harpers Ferry, Henry Hopkins Sibley, Henry W. Halleck, ironclad, Island No. 10, John C. Pemberton, John Minor Botts, John Pope, Joseph E. Johnston, Kentucky, Leonidas Polk, Loan and Treasury Bill, Martinsburg, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Murfreesboro, Nashville, New Madrid, New Mexico, New York, Norfolk, Osage Springs, P.G.T. Beauregard, Pittsburg Landing, Portsmouth, President Abraham Lincoln, President Jefferson Davis, Richmond, Rio Grande, Robert E. Lee, South Carolina, Tennessee, Tennessee River, U.S.S. Monitor, Ulysses S. Grant, Virginia, William Simms
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Ulysses Simpson Grant - 18th U.S. President and General-in-Chief of the U.S. Army (1822-1885)
Born Hiram Ulysses Grant, he unprotestingly accepted the clerical error changing his name to Ulysses Simpson Grant when he entered West Point in 1839. His new name, U.S. Grant, lent itself to his Old Army nickname, Uncle Sam Grant, or … Continue reading
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Brigadier General Lloyd Tilghman, C.S.A. (Jan. 18,1816- May 16,1863)
Born near Claiborne, Maryland, on 18 January 1816, Lloyd Tilghman graduated from West Point in 1836. He decided not to become a professional soldier and resigned from the service. His only active military duty came during the Mexican War (1846-1848), … Continue reading
Posted in 1862, 1863, Biography, Casualties
Tagged 1862, 1863, Andrew H. Foote, Brigadier General, Champion Hill, Confederacy, Fort Donelson, Fort Henry, Kentucky, killed in action, Land between the Lakes, Lloyd Tilghman, Lloyd Tilghman House & Museum, Maryland, Mississippi, Paducah, surrender, Tennessee, Vicksburg
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Bombardment of Fort Henry (Feb. 2-6, 1862)
Fort Henry was a Confederate garrison on the Tennessee River, the capture of which was the first significant Union victory of the Civil War. Because of its food production, mineral resources, labor supply, and railroads, Tennessee was the key to … Continue reading
Posted in 1862, Artillery, Battles, Navy, This Date in Civil War History
Tagged Clarksville, Don Carlos Buell, Fort Donelson, Fort Henry, Henry Halleck, Lloyd Tilghman, Tennessee, Tennessee River, Ulysses Grant, US Navy, USS Carondelet, USS Cincinnati, USS Conestoga, USS Essex, USS Lexington, USS St. Louis, USS Tyler
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