Battle of Fort Henry III

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Union forces advance into Tennessee
gptkbp:casualties Confederacy: 80
Union: 40
Total: 120
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:Union
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Andrew_H._Foote
gptkb:Lloyd_Tilghman
gptkb:USS_Flag
gptkb:USS_Cincinnati
Defend key river positions
Fort Henry garrison
gptkbp:commemoration Memorials and reenactments
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influenced literature and art about the Civil War
gptkbp:date February 1862
February 6, 1862
gptkbp:defense_mechanism river fort
gptkbp:duration 1 day
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Donelson
gptkbp:fortifications earthen fort
gptkbp:historical_analysis Studied in military history courses
gptkbp:historical_context Part of the Western Theater of the Civil War
gptkbp:historical_debate Effectiveness of naval bombardment
gptkbp:historical_impact Set the stage for further Union advances in the South
gptkbp:historical_records Documented in Civil War archives
gptkbp:historical_significance First significant Union victory in the West
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Fort Henry III
gptkbp:impact Boosted Union morale
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future military strategies
gptkbp:location gptkb:Fort_Henry,_Tennessee
gptkbp:media_coverage Contemporary newspaper reports
gptkbp:military_doctrine Use of combined arms in warfare
gptkbp:military_engagement Involvement of gunboats
gptkbp:military_leadership Foote and Tilghman
gptkbp:military_technology Ironclad warships
gptkbp:outcome Secured Union control of the Tennessee River
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:participants gptkb:Union_Navy
gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Donelson
gptkbp:primary_source Official military reports
Historical books and articles
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance Opened the Tennessee River to Union forces
gptkbp:strategic_goals Disrupt Confederate supply lines
Fort surrendered to Union forces
Union dominance in the Western Theater
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of the Tennessee River
gptkbp:student_organizations Control of waterways
gptkbp:tactics bombardment
gptkbp:type gptkb:naval_warfare
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:J._E._B._Stuart_Jr.
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5