Statements (98)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military engagement
|
| gptkbp:aftermath |
Union control of the region
Union_control_of_Tennessee |
| gptkbp:alliance |
15,000
Siege Land and naval battle |
| gptkbp:campaigns |
gptkb:Tennessee_Campaign
|
| gptkbp:casualties |
40
80 Confederacy: 80 Union: 40 |
| gptkbp:celebrates |
Civil War memorials
|
| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:Confederacy
Union |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
Lloyd Tilghman Grant's_leadership_style |
| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
Portrayed in films
Portrayed in literature Studied in military academies Commemorated in songs Symbol_of_Union_resolve |
| gptkbp:date |
February 6, 1862
|
| gptkbp:duration |
One day
|
| gptkbp:electronic_warfare |
gptkb:Ironclad_warships
Naval vessels Field artillery Rifled cannons Supply_lines_for_Union_forces |
| gptkbp:engagements |
Tactical lessons learned
Strategic advantage for the Union Impact_on_Confederate_morale Surrender_of_Confederate_troops Union_expansion_into_the_South |
| gptkbp:followedBy |
Battle of Fort Donelson
|
| gptkbp:future_plans |
Capture_of_key_Confederate_fortifications
|
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
Significant early victory for the Union
|
| gptkbp:historical_figure |
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
Lloyd Tilghman |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
First major victory for Ulysses S. Grant
First step towards the capture of Nashville |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Civil War strategy
Civil War battles in 1862 Part_of_the_Western_Theater_of_the_Civil_War |
| gptkbp:historicalFigures |
gptkb:General_Grant
gptkb:Colonel_Heiman gptkb:Admiral_Foote gptkb:General_Tilghman |
| gptkbp:historicalImpact |
Influenced subsequent campaigns
|
| gptkbp:historicalRecords |
Part_of_the_larger_narrative_of_the_Civil_War
Part_of_the_Union's_Anaconda_Plan. |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Official reports
Military orders After-action reports Battlefield maps Reports and letters from the battle First major victory for Ulysses S. Grant Battlefield reports and analyses |
| gptkbp:house |
Earthen_fort
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Capture of Fort Henry
|
| gptkbp:impact |
Influenced future military strategies
Boosted_Union_morale |
| gptkbp:lawEnforcement |
3,000
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
Grant's_rise_to_prominence
|
| gptkbp:location |
Fort_Henry,_Tennessee
|
| gptkbp:militaryRank |
Flanking maneuvers
Siege tactics Combined operations Riverine warfare Boosted_Union_morale Secured_Union_supply_lines Diminished_Confederate_control_in_the_West |
| gptkbp:militaryService |
gptkb:Confederate_Army
gptkb:Union_Army |
| gptkbp:navalFleet |
USS Essex
USS Cairo USS St. Louis |
| gptkbp:notable_player |
Moat
Artillery emplacements Fortifications of Fort Henry |
| gptkbp:outcome |
gptkb:Surrender_of_Confederate_forces
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
|
| gptkbp:precededBy |
Battle of Fort Donelson
Battle of Fort Henry (1861) |
| gptkbp:region |
Strategic_location_on_the_Tennessee_River
|
| gptkbp:relatedEvent |
Siege of Vicksburg
Battle of Shiloh |
| gptkbp:result |
Union victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Opened_the_Tennessee_River_to_Union_forces
|
| gptkbp:strategicGoals |
Control of river routes
|
| gptkbp:supportRole |
gptkb:Confederacy
gptkb:Tennessee Union |
| gptkbp:tactics |
Naval bombardment
Land assault Control of waterways Combined_army_and_navy_assault |
| gptkbp:type |
river fortification
|