Fort Henry

noun

1. a Confederate fort in NW Tennessee, on the Tennessee River: captured by Union forces in 1862.

Example Sentences

In 1862, during the Civil War, Fort Henry in Tennessee fell to Union forces.

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Police were alerted to a fight at Memorial Gardens Park next to Dobyns-Bennett High School on Fort Henry Drive and found a man who said he had been asleep on a bench when he awoke to find his pants, shoes and blankets on fire.

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The next segment of the display will examine life on the frontier, focusing on the Zanes, Fort Henry and Fort Fincastle and extending into the era of slavery, Duffy said.

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By February 1862, Grant had led the Union army to its first important Civil War victories at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson.

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The Wheeling chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and Fort Henry chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution are co-hosting the yearlong program.

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