. The lives and campaigns of Grant and Lee. A comparison and contrast of the deeds and characters of the two great leaders in the civil war . near BowlingGreen in the latter state, and was confronted by a largeConfederate force. Other hostile forces occupied FortsHenry and Donelson and other points in the general line ofstrongholds reaching westward to Columbus. In order toprevent troops from proceeding out of these places to aidBuells antagonist, Grant was ordered to make demonstra-tions toward Donelson and Columbus. He sent out forces IMPORTANCE OF FORTS HENRY AND DONELSON 95 under command o
. The lives and campaigns of Grant and Lee. A comparison and contrast of the deeds and characters of the two great leaders in the civil war . near BowlingGreen in the latter state, and was confronted by a largeConfederate force. Other hostile forces occupied FortsHenry and Donelson and other points in the general line ofstrongholds reaching westward to Columbus. In order toprevent troops from proceeding out of these places to aidBuells antagonist, Grant was ordered to make demonstra-tions toward Donelson and Columbus. He sent out forces IMPORTANCE OF FORTS HENRY AND DONELSON 95 under command of Generals McClernand and Smith, whoaccomplished the order, and the various garrisons wereheld from proceeding against Buell. About this time (), his district was enlarged by the addition of a portionof Kentucky, including the forts just mentioned. He atonce applied for permission to proceed against them. Withunerring judgment, he had early perceived the importanceof these strongholds. They stood guard over the twowaterways, which led in almost parallel lines southwardto the center of the Confederacy — the Cumberland and the. ADMIRAL ANDREW H. FOOTE. Tennessee rivers. Their capture would cut in twain theadvance line from Bowling Green to Columbus, and byenabling the Federals to take Bowling Green and Colum-bus in the rear, would insure the evacuation of those , whose attention was then occupied in other direc-tions, refused his young Brigadiers request, leaving the lat-ter to chafe in his camp. But presently Smith, an officer of 96 THE LIVES AND CAMPAIGNS OF GRANT AND LEE. merit, and Foote, Commodore of the Mississippi riverflotilla of gun-boats, added their influence to that of Grant,and Halleck was at length persuaded to consent to anexpedition against Fort Henry (Feb. i, 1862). On the dayafter he received the coveted order. Grant had his troopson transports steaming up the Ohio to the mouth of theTennessee. Foote accompanied him to co-operate in thered
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