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Fort Henry, in United States history

(Encyclopedia)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...

Fort Matanzas National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Fort Matanzas National Monument: see Saint Augustine, Fla.; National Parks and Monuments, tablenational parks and monuments, table. ...

Castle Pinckney

(Encyclopedia)Castle Pinckney, fortification on Shutes Folly, an island in the harbor of Charleston, S.C.; built in 1797, when war with France seemed imminent; named for the American diplomat Charles Cotesworth Pin...

Fort Henry, in Canadian history

(Encyclopedia)Fort Henry: see Kingston, Ont., Canada. ...

Fort Raleigh National Historic Site

(Encyclopedia)Fort Raleigh National Historic Site: see Roanoke Island. ...

Fort Anne National Historic Site

(Encyclopedia)Fort Anne National Historic Site: see Annapolis Royal, N.S., Canada. ...

Fox, Gustavus Vasa

(Encyclopedia)Fox, Gustavus Vasa, 1821–83, American naval officer, b. Saugus, Mass. Appointed a midshipman in 1838, he resigned from the navy in 1856 but in Apr., 1861, at the beginning of the Civil War, commande...

Fort Bowie National Historic Site

(Encyclopedia)Fort Bowie National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Fort Larned National Historic Site

(Encyclopedia)Fort Larned National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Fort Point National Historic Site

(Encyclopedia)Fort Point National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...