Record Data Place Unit Type Rivers/Waterways Containing Unit United States of America Events Date Type 02/06/1862 In western Tennessee, Fort Henry falls to the naval bombardment of Flag Officer Foote's gunboats Battles/Soldiers 02/03/1862 - 02/05/1862 On the Tennessee River, Union forces deploy for an assault on Forts Henry and Donelson Battles/Soldiers 04/19/1862 Wisconsin Governor Louis P. Harvey drowns in the Tennessee River while visiting Wisconsin troops Personal 02/06/1862 - 02/10/1862 With the opening of the Tennessee River, U.S. naval units raid deep into Tennessee and Alabama Battles/Soldiers People Documents Date Title 02/09/1862 Brigadier General Lloyd Tilghman to Confederate Headquarters at Bowling Green, Kentucky, February 9, 1862 09/13/1862 Abraham Lincoln, Reply to Emancipation Memorial Presented by Chicago Christians of All Denominations, September 13, 1862 Images Union re-supply steamboat "Paint Rock" on the Tennessee River, January, 1864, artist's impression Union re-supply steamboat "Paint Rock" on the Tennessee River, January, 1864, artist's impression, detail
Union re-supply steamboat "Paint Rock" on the Tennessee River, January, 1864, artist's impression, detail
