The conquest of Fort Henry gave the Union the control of the River Tennessee, opened the way to invade the western Tennessee and outflanked the Confederate positions on the River Mississippi.
It was the first breach opened in the defensive system of the Confederate western front, whose collapse took place after Grant's decisive victory at Fort Donelson (February 15,1862), forcing the Confederates to evacuate Nashville and the Southern Kentucky.
33 hours
the battle lasted about 30-34 hours!
1 million panckaes!
It lasted for 6 hours. The battle occurred on April 12, 1864.
From dawn to evening of Apr.12, 1864
The battle occurred on December 13 1864. It lasted less than a day.
it caused the civil war to start
three days
Henry Knox went to fort Ticonderoga for weapons and had a long 300 mile journey back to Boston
The American Revolutionary War
Fort Sumter
Major battles won by the Union included those at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Gettysburg, Chattanooga, Atlanta, Nashville, New Orleans and Petersburg, The battles of Antietam and Stones River were not decisive, but counted as Union victories, since they occupied the field.