Battle of Fort Henry

such as Lieutenant General, and became the President of the United States of America from 1869 until 1877. Despite this vast array of distinguished roles, it can be argued that Grant did not receive military distinction until his victories at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, within the American Civil War, as this produced him as…

The March to the Sea is still one of the most destructive and devastating battles of the Civil War yet and more battles to come. This horrible tragedy started in Atlanta not long ago on November 15, 1864. This battle led all the way to Savannah on December 21, 1864. The Union General William T. Sherman did this to prove that the Confederate government could not protect their people from an aggressor. After William T. Sherman had captured Atlanta on September 2, 1864, he decided to move his base…

lay theologian, and American Revolutionary War patriot, hero, and politician. (n.d. 2015)” It’s apparent that Ethan Allen was a very successful, busy and multi-talented man. Made most successful by creating the Green Mountain boys and the capture of fort Ticonderoga in the Revolutionary war, Ethan Allen was an essential part in declaring our independence from Great Britain. Ethan Allen was born on January 21, 1738 in Litchfield, Connecticut. He was the first born child of Joseph and Mary Baker…

can accomplish it. I believed that an attack on Fort Detroit would prove most beneficial. Along with about 50 other Indian tribesmen, we scouted the fort and properly planned out our attack. On May 7, 1763 myself and 300 men attempted our sneak attack on Fort Detroit but apparently British commander Henry Gladwin ad been informed because he had over 100 men armed and ready for our arrival. We retreated but did not give up. Two days later we attacked Fort Detroit. Joined by 900 tribesmen and over…

The battle of Saratoga marked the end of the Saratoga Campaign.The Saratoga Campaign was an attempt by the british high command for North America to gain military control of the strategically important Hudson River valley during the American Revolutionary war it ended in the surrender of the British army.Giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British.British General John Burgoyne led a large army southward from Canada in the Champlain Valley,hoping to meet a similar British force…

beginning of The French and Indian War started when the British began moving into the Ohio River valley for beaver fur in 1750. The French and Indian war began the French attacked Fort Necessity and George Washington surrendered. By 1759, British had a hold over 9 French forts. The turning point of the war was the battle of Quebec. The war ended in 1763, Britain had won. Proclamation of 1763 After The French and Indian war colonists began moving west in the Appalachians. However, they did…

physical and emotional journey beyond the depths of hardship to preserver as a true patriot. The story starts on June 17, 1775, at the Battle of Bunker Hill, in which Philip Kent begins his journey. Philip married the lovely Anne Ware, and in September of that year Anne brought forth her first son, whom they named Abraham after her dad. Philip then partook in Henry Knox mission with the objective of transporting cannons from…

Henry Knox, who was he? Well, Henry Knox was born in Boston, Massachusetts to William Knox and Mary Campbell Knox in seventeen-fifty. Though Knox was born in Boston, his parents are pioneers from North Ireland. Henry had nine siblings, and was the seventh of the ten. William, was a shipmaster, carrying trade upon the Western Indies. William died when he was at the age of fifty, because of financial issues and mental stress. Because of this, Henry dropped out of school to support his mother. He…

Civil War Outcomes The major factors of key battles, resources, and leaders determined the outcome of the Civil War. Where the Civil War, a war between two groups within the same country, occurred in the United States from 1861-1865 (“American Civil War History” 1). Consisting of two groups, first, the southerners, as the Confederate States of America, who declared secession from the United States of America; and the northerners, going…

1542: First contact with the Europeans after encounter with Hernando de Soto 1542: Creek population decreases after an epidemic of smallpox and measles and inter-tribal warfare with the Cherokee and Catawba 1702-1713 The Muscogee become allied to the British colonies and raid the Spanish Apalachee missions during Queen Anne's War 1733: After James Oglethorpe and his Georgian colonists arrive they begin trading with them which leads to establishing strongs cultural ties between the Creek and the…