Numerous events commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War are ...

Clarksville Leaf Chronicle

Date: 2/6/2012 1:14:50 PM

6, 1862, is the day the Battle of Fort Henry was fought on the Tennessee River. On this date, exactly 150 years later, we remember the big strategic significance of this little, hour-long battle fought midway through the American Civil War.See all stories on this topic…

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Union Navy, River Cause Surrender of Fort Henry

SunHerald.com

Date: 2/5/2012 6:51:30 PM

Facing a rising Tennessee River as well as the Union navy and army approaching, Brigadier General Lloyd Tilghman chose to sacrifice a few men to evacuate the rest of his force from Fort Henry. On Feb. 6, 1862, Tilghman led 2500 soldiers to nearby Fort ...See all stories on this topic…

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Hard to stop species that are invading Alabama's outdoors

al.com

Date: 2/5/2012 5:47:02 PM

... someone has caught a big piranha from one of Alabama's lakes. After years of checking out these reports, I immediately know the fish is not a piranha…

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Umbrella rigs turn out lunkers on TVA lakes

al.com

Date: 2/5/2012 12:50:30 PM

In any case, odds are pretty good there's at least a 17-pounder waiting somewhere in Alabama waters, and the lakes of the Tennessee River system get my vote as the most likely producers of the next state record.See all stories on this topic…

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This Week in Mohawk Valley History

Utica Observer Dispatch

Date: 2/5/2012 6:47:12 AM

Halleck then orders one of his other brigadier generals – a little-known officer name Ulysses S. Grant – to attack nearby Fort Henry on the Tennessee River. In the east, meanwhile, the 175000-man Army of the Potomac, commanded by Maj. Gen.See all stories on this topic…

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