AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 1865
KEY CIVIL WAR BATTLES IN 1862
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Fort Henry & Donelson
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Nashville
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Shiloh
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VIcksburg
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Detailed explanation-1: -The fall of Fort Henry, followed 10 days later by the capture of Fort Donelson, opened up both the Cumberland and Tennessee rivers to Union control, cutting off Confederate access to two key waterways for the remainder of the war.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Battle of Fort Donelson was fought from February 11–16, 1862, in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. The Union capture of the Confederate fort near the Tennessee–Kentucky border opened the Cumberland River, an important avenue for the invasion of the South.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Anaconda Plan was a military strategy proposed by Union General Winfield Scott in the outbreak of the Civil War. The plan consisted of a naval blockade of the Confederate littoral, an attack down the Mississippi river, and constricting the South by Union land and naval forces.
Detailed explanation-4: -Ulysses S. Grant and Flag Officer Andrew Foote were commissioned to lead a joint expedition to seize the twin forts. Union Victory. With greater manpower and artillery, Foote and his ships wreaked havoc on Confederate defenses for two hours, inflicting casualties and destroying their artillery.