. Leben und Dienste von Gen. U. S. Grant . nviction, dass mit drei oder vier der Schildkröte Eisen-Clad und eine starke kooperierende Landkraft. Fort Henry könnte leicht gefangen genommen werden, wenn der Angriff innerhalb einer kurzen Zeit gemacht werden sollte. Es war um den 15. Januar, dass Grant for- 40 STIPENDIUM UND SEINE KAMPAGNEN. Warded tliis Bericht an Halleck. Keine Aktion liaYing atonce getroffen worden, General Grant und Flag-Officer Foote schickte DIS-Patches, am 28. Januar, um Erlaubnis zu stürmen Fort Henry, und halten es als einen starken Punkt, von dem in jede Richtung zu operieren. Zeit war wertvoll. GeneralGrant vvTote an

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. Life and services of Gen. U. S. Grant . nviction that, with three or four of the turtle iron-cladsand a strong co-operating land force. Fort Henry might beeasily captured, if the attack should be made within a shorttime. It was about the 15th of January that Grant for- 40 GRANT AND HIS CAMPAIGNS. warded tliis report to Halleck. No action liaYing been atonce taken, General Grant and Flag-Officer Foote sent dis-patches, on the 28th of January, asking for permission tostorm Fort Henry, and hold it as a strong point from whichto operate in any direction. Time was valuable. GeneralGrant vvTote an urgent letter to Halleck (dated Cairo, January29th), still further explaining his disj)atches, and setting forththe feasibility and the great importance of this movement. Atlength the desired order came. On the 30th, in the afternoon, Grant received a dispatch from Halleck directing him to makepreparations without delay to take and hold Fort Henry, andpromising that full instructions should be sent by messenger. iToodenBoatsI g g 0 f V, ^. FOET HENRY. Without for an instant proposing to say that Halleck hadnot blocked out these movements in liis own mind, we do saythat the plans of General Grant, based upon the energeticaction of his subordinates, and especially of C. F. Smith, wereformed and suggested to Halleck in entire ignorance of theplans of General Halleck. From the concentration of troopsin Grants command it was eddent tliat Halleck intended avigorous move in sonic direction, but Grants title to theactual plan of movement is at least as good as that, of eitherGeneral Halleck or General Buell. All preparations having been made, the first point of attackdesignated was Fort Henry. It was an irregular field-work. It FORT HENRY. 41 th five bastions, on the eastern bank of the Tennessee, le embrasures were revetted with sand-bags; and its arma-nt, a large portion of which swept the river below, com-ised qne sixty-two pounder, one ten-inch columbiad, twelverty-twos, two forty-t

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• bookcentury1800
• bookdecade1860
• booksubjectuniteds
• bookyear1868