On February 6, 1862 he captured Fort Henry and on Feb. 15, 1862, Fort Donelson.The fall of the two forts allowed the Union army to move up the Tennessee deep into Confederate territory.
Colonels, one-star brigadier generals, two-star major generals, and the only three star lieutenant general, Grant, were all paid the same - $300 per month.
Fort Crown Point and Fort Ticonderoga
In the Battle of Vincennes there were no generals. Lt. Governor Henry Hamilton was the leader of the British and Lt. Col. George Rogers Clark was the leader for the Americans.
The forts were Fort Crown Point and Fort Ticonderoga. Both were lost to the British after the Battle of Valcour island on Lake Champlain (October, 1776). But they helped delay the expected British campaign down the Hudson.
Grant and LBJ
1882 ? I'm thinking thet might be 1862....
Grant's capture of Vicksburg cut the Confederacy in two.
General Amherst. Captured two French Forts,Carillon and St.Frederick, and renamed them Fort Ticonderoga and Crown Point.
general grant and general Johnson
what are the two largest forts in the Confederate
Cincinnati
Grant and Sherman
General Lee and General Grant.
"find out where your enemy is, get at him as soon as you can, strike at him as hard as you can, and keep moving on." In February 1862, grant made a bold move to take Tennessee. Using ironclad gunboats, grant's forces captured two confederate river forts.
"find out where your enemy is, get at him as soon as you can, strike at him as hard as you can, and keep moving on." In February 1862, grant made a bold move to take Tennessee. Using ironclad gunboats, grant's forces captured two confederate river forts.
The capture of Confederate forts Henry and Donalson were a key to the battle of Shiloh that would occur later in 1862. The loss of these two forts allowed an opening for the Union troops to use river boats to move into the Confederate state of Tennessee.
two forts