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Capture of Fort Henry in the Tennessee River action
Reports detail the Union victory at Fort Henry near Port Henry with the Cincinnati Carondelet and other gunboats engaging Confederate forces. Prisoners, captured artillery, and significant matériel fell to Union hands as 4,600 rebels fled. 11 active guns captured, including a 100-inch mortar. Union officers Foote and Tilghman praised the success while civilians along the river celebrated Union troops and the fall of the fort.
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