<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War" id="mwTA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a>: Forces under <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_(American_Civil_War)" id="mwTQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Union (American Civil War)">Union</a> General <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulysses_S._Grant" id="mwTg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Ulysses S. Grant">Ulysses S. Grant</a> bloodlessly capture <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paducah,_Kentucky" id="mwTw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Paducah, Kentucky">Paducah, Kentucky</a>, giving the Union control of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_River" id="mwUA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Tennessee River">Tennessee River</a>'s mouth.