battle of forts henry and donelson
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Battle of Forts Henry and Donelson . By Will Tempelmann. Fort Henry . Generals. Union. CONFEDERACY . Brig. Gen Ulysses S. Grant Born April 27 1822 Died July 23 1885 Commander of the Tennessee Army Ulysses was to become the 18 th President of the U.S.A Famous battles: - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
BATTLE OF FORTS HENRY AND DONELSON
By Will Tempelmann
GeneralsUNION CONFEDERACY
• Brig. Gen Ulysses S. Grant• Born April 27 1822• Died July 23 1885• Commander of the
Tennessee Army • Ulysses was to become
the 18th President of the U.S.A
• Famous battles: • Battle of Fort Henry• Battle of Fort Donelson• Battle of Shiloh• Siege of Vicksburg• Siege of Petersburg
• Rear Admiral Andrew Hull Foote
• Born September 12, 1806• Died June 26, 1863 • Was the commander of the of the Western Gunboat Flotilla.• Aided Grant in his western campaign• Famous battles:• Battle of Fort Henry• Battle of Fort Donelson• Battle of Island No. 10
Fort Henry
• Brig. Gen Lloyd Tilghman• Born January 18, 1816• Died May 16, 1863 • Failed in the defense of Fort
Henry • Famous Battles:• Battle of Fort Henry • Battle of Champion Hill
Fort Henry
• The battle took place in western Tennessee on the Tennessee River.
• The fort was an important location to control the Tennessee river
• Opened the way to Fort Donelson
Union Troops
15,000 7 ships
Fort Henry
Confederate Troops
3,000-3,400
Fort Henry
The Battle The union won Grant came to siege the fort The fort was flooded over so only 9
cannons remained operational After 75 minutes of naval bombardment
the commander Loyd Tilghman surrendered
Fort Henry
LossesUNION CONFEDERACY
Fort Henry
40 deaths 79 deaths
GeneralsUNION CONFEDERACY
• Brig. Gen Ulysses S. Grant• Born April 27 1822• Died July 23 1885• Commander of the
Tennessee Army • Ulysses was to become
the 18th President of the U.S.A
• Famous battles: Battles of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson
• Battle of Shiloh• Siege of Vicksburg• Siege of Petersburg
• Rear Admiral Andrew Hull Foote
• Born September 12, 1806• Died June 26, 1863 • Was the commander of the of the Western Gunboat Flotilla.• Aided Grant in his western campaign• Famous battles:• Battle of Fort Henry• Battle of Fort Donelson• Battle of Island No. 10
Fort Donelson
• Brig. Gen John Buchanan Floyd • Born June 1, 1806• Died August 26, 1863• Led the garrison at Fort
Donelson• Famous battles: • Battle of Kessler’s Cross Lanes• Battle of Carnifex Ferry• Battle of Fort Donelson
Union Troops
24,531
Fort Donelson
Confederate Troops
16,171
Fort Donelson
LossesUNION CONFEDERACY
Fort Donelson
507 deaths1976 wounded 208 captured/missing
327 killed1,127 wounded12,392 captured/missing
The Battle The battle lasted several days. The confederate forces held out for as long as
they could. The union surrounded the southern forces and
was able to push them out of the fort. Was the first major Union victory in the west.
Fort Donelson
Fort Donelson
Fort Donelson was the first major hurdle in the Mississippi river Campaign Controls the Cumberland River
Outcome After thousands of deaths the
Confederacy surrendered at fort Donelson.
The battle of Fort Henry lasted 75 minutes and the Union won.
The victories at the two forts gave hope to the rest of the union.
Allowed access to the rest of Tennessee.
Bibliography http://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_Donelson
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_Henry