The advance guard of the Bohemian Brigade took its departure from Fort Henry ... and JOHNSTON are at Donelson, and feel their cause will be desperate if they lose this battle.

Foote. Fort Henry can not be visited since it is now beneath the waters of Lake Kentucky. After this battle Grant and Foote moved east to attack Fort Donelson. At Fort Donelson, the Union forces ...

In essence, Smith s case is that the strategic importance of Grant s capture of Forts Henry and Heinman has tended to be overlooked in comparison to the capture of the more impressive Fort Donelson ..