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Battle of Fort Henry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (379 words) |
 | The first objective, Fort Henry, a Confederate earthen fort on the Tennessee River with outdated guns, was partially inundated and the river threatened to flood the rest. |
| On February 4–5, Grant landed his divisions in two different locations, one on the east bank of the Tennessee River to prevent the garrison’s escape and the other to occupy the high ground on the Kentucky side, which would ensure the fort’s fall; Flag-Officer Andrew H. Foote’s seven gunboats began bombarding the fort. |
| Lloyd Tilghman, commander of the fort’s garrison, realized that it was only a matter of time before Fort Henry fell. |
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