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ON THIS DAY IN UNITED STATES HISTORY 06Feb - Interesting US History

February 6, 1862

Union Achieves its First Major Victory
in the American Civil War

On this day in 1862, U.S. forces led by Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant handed the Union its first major victory in the American Civil War when his troups captured Fort Henry in Western Tennessee.

The surrender of Fort Henry allowed the Union to travel the Tennessee River destroying Confederate shipping and railroad bridges.

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February 6, 1862

Union Achieves its First Major Victory in the American Civil War

Union Achieves its First Major Victory
in the American Civil War