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Fort Henry by markers.
By Currey Russell, March 6, 2011
Fort Henry Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
| On Donelson Pkwy (U.S. 79) at Fort Henry Road, on the right when traveling west on Donelson Pkwy. |
| | About 4 mi. N., this was one of two forts erected to deny Tennessee River to the Federals. Ft. Heiman faced it from the Kentucky side. It was surrendered following naval bombardment, to Flag Officer A.H. Foote, USN, by Brig. Gen. Lloyd Tilghman, . . . — — Map (db m82953) HM |
| On Fort Henry Road near Land Between the Lakes Road, on the left when traveling east. |
| | This site of the first Union attack on river routes in the West lies below Kentucky Lake. Only the easternmost rifle pits remain above water. Because of the high water in the fort, only Capt. Taylor's Co. B. First Regt. Tenn. Art., stayed to slow . . . — — Map (db m21282) HM |
| On Woodlands Trace Road (Tennessee Route 49) at Boyd Road, on the left when traveling north on Woodlands Trace Road. |
| | Here was formerly a road following a telegraph line between Dover and Tennessee River. Following Ft. Henry’s capture, Grant’s Army of the Ohio marched on Ft. Donelson in two columns, the northernmost on this road. Leading in battle formation was the . . . — — Map (db m21295) HM |
Apr. 30, 2024
