They commanded the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers, which were important military highways. Their surrender to the Union forces brought Grant to public attention for the first time.
The Tennessee and Cumberland rivers, respectively. These were both important military highways for men and material.
The capture of Confederate forts Henry and Donalson were a key to the battle of Shiloh that would occur later in 1862. The loss of these two forts allowed an opening for the Union troops to use river boats to move into the Confederate state of Tennessee.
To open the way to the control of Tennessee and Cumberland rivers and to the invasion of Tennessee along the Line Tennessee and Mississippi rivers.
slave forts were built by the coast because when the slaves were captured they would be "stored" in the forts. When the ship would arrive they would simply be lead out of the forts and taken aboard the ships
Because they had been recently built as such. And Halleck's first order to Grant was to capture them. In the case of Donelson, Grant captured 15,000 Confederate prisoners.
Ulysses Grant
It was: "Unconditional Surrender" Grant.
Superior Navy
On February 6, 1862 he captured Fort Henry and on Feb. 15, 1862, Fort Donelson.The fall of the two forts allowed the Union army to move up the Tennessee deep into Confederate territory.
Fort Henry & Fort Donelson.
The Tennessee and Cumberland rivers, respectively. These were both important military highways for men and material.
Fort Sumter was the first battle of the civil war. There were fires, but the only thing that died was a horse. No one from the Union or Confederate died.
Henry built up the navy because he wanted to defeat the Spanish.
because he built forts to stop the french from invading Portsmouth and he was a king and made everybody follow what he said
No bears don't live in forts. They can hibernate in caves, but not in forts.
The capture of Confederate forts Henry and Donalson were a key to the battle of Shiloh that would occur later in 1862. The loss of these two forts allowed an opening for the Union troops to use river boats to move into the Confederate state of Tennessee.
where weregreek forts at