Question about civil war?

Question

Could you describe to me (in BRIEF) the Battle of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson in YOUR OWN WORDS? Just a couple of sentences. Thanks.

Answer 1

Union army's under Ulysses S Grant took Fort Henry by landing his divisions in to different lacations,one on the east bank of the tennessee river to prevent the enemy's escape and the other to occupy the high ground on the Kentucky side.While gunboats bombarted the fort.The rebels surrendered knowing they had no chance.Fort donaldson fell 5 days later.The confederates being surronded tried a breakout which was not succesfull.After that they surrendered knowing they would be crushed.

Answer 2

The Battle for Fort Henry was the first important victory for the Union on the western front. It established Ulysses Grant as a major military commander, and opened up Alabama to an attack from the Mississippi River. The battle took place in February, 1862. It was relativrely light in terms of casualties: only 40 US and 129 confederate.

The Battle of Fort Donelson happened a week later, from February 12-16. It made Grant's reputation, and he was promoted to Major General, and earned the name "Unconditional Surrender." Following the fall of Fort Henry, Grant basically chased the Confederates to Fort Donelson. He surrounded the fort with naval gunboats, and was able to fight back the Confederates when they attempted to escape. After a three-day siege, they surrended the fort.
It was a key moment in the battle for control of Tennessee, and opened up the way for future victories on the western front for the Union.

Answer 3

The Battle of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson were the two first victories for General Grant. These battles earned Grant his title of "Unconditional Surrender" Grant. Tennesee was now in Union control.

Answer 4

Well I could suppose that the American Revolution is mentioned as that and no longer as a civil warfare on account that we weren't fairly aspect of Britain however a sequence of colonies searching for independence. We had been seeking to end up an unbiased country versus taking on Britain itself. The Civil War despite the fact that composed of two separate international locations was once fairly among two factions of the equal country. The union function was once to preserve the southern states that had left the union. The United States not ever fairly recongnized the south as a different country, nor (I suppose) did every other country. In the American Revolution France identified us. Had the Confederacy received the warfare it could have then end up a revolution in the event that they determined to stick a separate country and no longer overtake Lincoln's govt. Had they taken over the opposite govt then it could have nonetheless been a civil warfare. The defination of civil warfare is that the two waring aspects come from the equal soverign country.

Answer 5

First real victory for Union forces in the war and helped to give the Union domination over the rivers in that area. It was also what brough Grant to prominance since his superior was unwilling to engage as needs be, and Grant on his own did a lot of the fighting, and almost got a courts martial out of winning.

Answer 6

People killed each other. Then they killed some more. Some guy lost his best bud. Some people killed people.

Answer 7

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