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Which general won victories for the union at fort Henry and fort donelson?
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Ulysses Grant.
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The Union general who captured Fort Henry and Fort Donelson?
Ulysses S. Grant
When did fort donelson fall?
Fort Donelson fell to the Union army February 16, 1862.
Who was the Confederate General at Fort Donelson.?
The commanding general at Fort Donelson was John Buchanan Floyd CSA. After that place was effectively enveloped by Union troops, Floyd escaped after passing the command to Simon Buckner, who actually surrendered the fort to U.S Grant on 16 February 1862.
Who were the head of union forces for Shiloh?
As army commander, U.S. Grant. He was reporting to the Union General-in-Chief, Henry Halleck.
What is the significance of Fort Donelson and Fort Henry?
The UNION gained access to several rivers but most importantly the Mississippi river. This also made the union closer to completing the ANACONDA Plan
Which general won victories for the union at fort Henry and for donelson?
Ulysses Grant.
Union victories at fort Henry and fort donelson prevented the confederatesfrom moving into which union states?
KY
Was Fort Donelson considered a Union or a Confederate victory?
It was a major victory for the Union and was one of General Grant's early victories.
What did Union General Henry Halleck do after US Grant's victory at Fort Donelson?
The fall of Fort Donelson in 1862 secured the flank of the Union forces in that area. General Henry Halleck took this opportunity to have Union forces to move up the Tennessee River as far as was possible.
Who was the union general who captured fort henry?
US Grant captured Paducah, Ft. Henry, and Ft. Donelson early in the war.
What strategy did grant accomplish in 1862?
The first major Union victories of the war - Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, Shiloh - ending hopes of Confederate ascendancy in the West.
Why were union victories in the west strategically important?
Because the union captured two confederate river sforts. These were Fort Henry and Fort Donelson. Union gun boats could now travel on the river as far as northern alabama
The Union general who captured Fort Henry and Fort Donelson?
Ulysses S. Grant
What did Grants victories at Fort Donelson and Fort Henry accomplish strategically?
At the time of US Grant's capture, mainly Fort Donelson, it endangered Nashville, Tennessee. It also opened up Union forces to use the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers. These river ways enabled, if it could be done, the Union to strike deep into the western part of the Confederacy.
What forts on the Tennessee River were captured by Union General Grant?
General Ulysses S. Grant captured Fort Henry on the Tennessee River, then took Fort Donelson six days later
What two battles were important union victories because of their location on water routes?
Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, on the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers respectively, in February 1862. They were the first victories by the then-unknown US Grant. The second one earned him his nickname 'Unconditional Surrender' (U.S.) Grant.
What is one reason for the Union's success in capturing Forts Henry and Donelson?
Superior Navy
