Fort Henry

noun

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

Example Sentences

We steamed up to Fort Henry, the river being high and in splendid order.

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Sheppard had his scouts out, but the shrewd renegade managed to deceive them, and to appear before Fort Henry almost unannounced.

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We purpose now to give the interesting details of an attack on Fort Henry, a small frontier work near where Wheeling now stands.

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Shepherd did this, and by the close of the month Fort Henry was, as he said, “Indian proof.”

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Fort Donelson was next attacked, the garrison having been reinforced by the men from Fort Henry.

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