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BATTLEFIELD ASSESSMENT

Fort Henry

February 6, 1862

Stewart

On February 6, 1862 combined Union army and naval forces of Brig. Gen. U.S. Grant and Flag Officer Andrew Foote, respectively, defeated the Confederate garrison at Fort Henry on the Tennessee River commanded by Brig. General Lloyd Tilghman. The surrender of Fort Henry preceded the defeat of Fort Donelson a week later that opened up river transport and the subsequent Union advance into Middle Tennessee.

HISTORICAL THEMES

This engagement is one of 38 sites evaluated by the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission and not subject to a TCWPA Battlefield Assessment

PRESERVATION OPPORTUNITY INDEX

N/A

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County

Stewart

Date

February 6, 1862

Preservation Opportunity

N/A

Confederate Units

Army of Central Kentucky (Brig. Gen. Lloyd Tilghman)

Union Units

District of Cairo (Brig. Gen. U.S. Grant) Western Flotilla (Flag Officer Andrew Foote)

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Terms Legend

Historical Themes:  Topics and subject matter that characterize the battlefield including Control of Tennessee’s Resources, Crucible for Leadership, Guerilla Warfare, Transformation in Warfare, Enslaved People, and Influence on Campaign.  Sites are identified that exhibit themes at moderate to high levels, and some sites may contain one or more Historical Themes.
 
Preservation Opportunity Index (POI):  A rating assigned for each battlefield to indicate relative opportunity and potential for successful site preservation.  The Index is generated by a model that evaluates ratings assigned for site significance, condition, risk of loss, protection potential, and opportunities for interpretation.  Based upon the POI values for each region in Tennessee (West, Middle, East), sites are indicated as having High, Medium, or Low opportunity.
 
Geo-coordinates: General/central location of the battlefield area per latitude and longitude coordinates utilized in Google Earth