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Fort Henry

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Fort Henry, in Canadian history

Fort Henry: see Kingston Kingston, city (1991 pop. 56,597), S Ont., Canada, on Lake Ontario, near the head of the St. Lawrence River and at the end of Rideau Canal from Ottawa. Kingston has probably the best harbor on the lake.
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Fort Henry, in United States history

Fort Henry, Confederate fortification on the Tennessee River, S of the Ky.-Tenn. line; site of the first major Union victory of the Civil War (Feb. 6, 1862). The fort was attacked and reduced by Union gunboats commanded by Commodore Andrew Foote. Confederate commander Gen. Lloyd Tilghman, foreseeing capture, sent the bulk of his force to Fort Donelson before surrendering.


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District 5 Nurses Walks The District 5 events included a Nurses Walk for Health in Greene County at Tusculum City Park, a Johnson City Nurses Walk for Health at Johnson City Mall, and a Kingsport Nurses Walk for Health at Fort Henry Mall on May 2.
There is also a family tradition that Fort Henry may possibly be named after Henry Young.
Philadelphia, where Betsy lives with her great-aunt, is described in some detail, as is Betsy's journey west to Pittsburgh and on to join her brothers at Fort Henry when she is 13 years old.
 
 
 
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