Fort Henry
, historic site, Confederate fortification on the
Tennessee R., S of the Ky.-Tenn. state line; site of the first major
Union victory of the Civil War (Feb. 6, 1862). The fort was attacked
and reduced by Union gunboats commanded by Commodore Andrew Foote.
Confederate commander Gen. Lloyd Tilghman, foreseeing capture, sent the
bulk of his force to Fort Donelson before surrendering.
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