CAIRo , ILL., February 7, 1862. SIR: I have the honor to report that on the 6th instant, at 12:30 p.m., I made an attack on Fort Henry,...

U. S. Flag Steamer “Cincinnati,”                            Off Fort Henry, Tennnesee River,               February 6th, 1862. sir : ...

The Cincinnati Gazette and Commercial’s Cairo correspondence give the following account of the bombardment and capture of Fort Henry: ...

Operations at New Madrid and Island Number 10. EXPEDITIONARY FORCES, New Madrid, Mo. April 9, 1862. Major General H W. HALLECK: The canal ac...