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Fort Donelson was an easy victory but Grant's mettle was proved two months later, in April 1862, at a little wooden Methodist Church called Shiloh – Hebrew for place of peace.
"America, Empire of Liberty: A New History of the United States," revised and updated edition - David Reynolds
Fort Donelson Unknown Soldier
10 August 2025: Fort Donelson, Dover, Stewart County, Tennessee.
Fort Donelson’s Walking Dead
There are many who say that the shades the soldiers linger still here and, indeed, some dead still walk its trails, paths and by-ways. Visitors, guides and costumed re-enactors all have their own tales to tell regarding the restless dead of Fort Donelson.
LONG SHADOWS: MORE GHOSTS & HAUNTS OF THE CIVIL WAR Grant at Fort Donelson by Paul D. Philippoteaux. In February of 1862 the Union army launched a major campaign against Forts Donelson and Henry. These twin Confederate bastions stood guard over the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers along the border with Kentucky—still technically neutral–and which together formed a barrier keeping the Federal…
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Fort Donelson, February 1862 - Paul Philippoteaux
If this posts, it means that I was unable to get to a WiFi in time for my regular posts. I have a series of images at the back of the queue that will post when I am running late. Rifled Gun Barrel - October 2014 Many historical forts have large artillery pieces on display, but at Fort Donelson National Battlefield near Dover, Tennessee, there is a breech-loading gun with the breech open in the display. The barrel had not been spiked or filled with concrete so it was possible to take an image looking straight down the barrel. I had no idea what I would end up with in the final image, but the spiral of the rifling gives an intriguing image. And yes, I keep expecting James Bond to step into the center of the image. MWM
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February 16, 1862 - Union General Ulysses S. Grant's army captured Fort Donelson on the Cumberland River. This victory gave the Union control of northern Tennessee and paved the way for the occupation of Nashville and earned Grant the nickname "Unconditional Surrender."
Brigadier General, Simon Buckner, CSA, happened to be a former classmate and friend of Grant’s. Journal of a Cavalry Bugler B&N http://goo.gl/670Nqn Apple http://bit.ly/1iMsohP Amazon http://amzn.to/1lVBYmD Google http://goo.gl/mHCe2V Kobo https://goo.gl/MhIiAw Smashwords: https://goo.gl/DTPYCE
Confederate General Buckner was the only commander to stay in Fort Donelson and share the soldiers’ fate; the other commanders fled. Perhaps Buckner hoped to benefit from their friendship when he asked Grant for terms of surrender. Grant replied, “No terms except unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted. I propose to move immediately upon your works.” The two generals met at Dover Hotel, where Buckner surrendered troops and supplies. Grant had captured the most prisoners ever taken in an American war. Someone decided U.S. in Grant’s name stood for “unconditional surrender.” When General Lew Wallace reached the hotel for the surrender, he gave orders against gloating. “Move the line forward, take possession of persons and property, but not a word of taunt—no cheering.”
February 15, 1862 - Confederates tried to break out of the Yankee perimeter at Fort Donelson. When the prior night fell, guns grew silent, and Federals bivouacked without fire or supper. But Grant’s commanders had placed men in the right positions, and Grant could order a general assault the next day. Cavalry shut the road leading out, and the field belonged to the Union. Fatigue parties tended the wounded with no distinction between friend and foe. The labor extended through the night, and surgeons never rested. At daylight the Union could bring a superior force to bear. Would the Confederates subject their men to another battle? Did they see Grant’s advantages?
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