Taking of Ft. Henry
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Union troops bombarded Ft. Henry in Tennessee, capturing it in February 1862. The capture of Ft. Henry began a series of events in the Civil War, including the taking of Ft. Donelson, and the evacuation of the Confederates in Bowling Green. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.
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A Civil War Defense Line
Historical Marker #538 in Warren County commemorates the Union capture of Bowling Green on February 14, 1862.
On September 18, 1861, Confederate General Simon Bolivar Buckner and nearly five thousand troops marched on Bowling Green. Capturing…