Battle of Fort Donelson - Wikipedia
The Battle of Fort Donelson was fought from February 11–16, 1862, in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. The Union capture of the Confederate fort near the Tennessee–Kentucky border opened the Cumberland River, an important avenue for the invasion of the South.
Fort Donelson Battle Facts and Summary - American Battlefield …
The decisive Union victory at Fort Donelson thrust Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant into the national spotlight and enabled Union advances up the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers. How it ended. Union victory. The capture of forts Henry and Donelson in Tennessee were major victories for Ulysses S. Grant.
Battle of Fort Donelson ‑ Winner, Location & Date - HISTORY
2009年12月2日 · The Battle of Fort Donelson was the first major Union victory in the Civil War and a major victory for Ulysses S. Grant. The losses of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson were disasters...
Battle of Fort Donelson | Union Victory, Confederate Surrender
Battle of Fort Donelson, American Civil War battle (February 1862) that collapsed Southern defenses in the Mid-South and forced the evacuations of Columbus, Kentucky, and Nashville, Tennessee, as well as a general Confederate retreat in Kentucky.
The Battle - Fort Donelson National Battlefield (U.S. National …
2012年2月16日 · After the fall of Fort Donelson, the South was forced to give up southern Kentucky and much of Middle and West Tennessee. The Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers, and railroads in the area, became vital Federal supply lines.
Battle of Fort Donelson, 1862, Civil War - American History Central
2025年1月6日 · Fought from February 12 through 16, 1862, the Union victory at Battle of Fort Donelson opened the Cumberland River as a pathway for federal invasion of the South in the Western Theater of the American Civil War.
Fort Donelson National Battlefield (U.S. National Park Service)
2023年3月21日 · The Union victory at Fort Donelson elated the North, and stunned the South. Within days of the surrender, Clarksville and Nashville would fall into Union hands. Grant and his troops had created a pathway to victory for the Union.
Fort Donelson - American Battlefield Trust
The Battle of Fort Donelson. After the fall of Fort Henry, Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant was determined to move quickly onto the much larger Fort Donelson, located on the nearby Cumberland River. Grant’s boast that he would capture Donelson by the 8th of February quickly ran into challenges.
Fort Donelson - Wikipedia
Fort Donelson was a fortress built early in 1862 by the Confederacy during the American Civil War to control the Cumberland River, which led to the heart of Tennessee, and thereby the Confederacy.The fort was named after Confederate general Daniel S. Donelson. [1]The Union Army of the Tennessee, commanded by Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant, who later …
Battle Summary: Fort Donelson, TN - U.S. National Park Service
On February 16, 1862, after the failure of their all-out attack aimed at breaking through Grant’s investment lines, the fort’s 12,000-man garrison surrendered unconditionally. This was a major victory for Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and a catastrophe for the South.
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