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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (11 Feb 1862-16 Feb 1862) - A [[U.S. Civil War]] Battle fought between Union forces under Brigadier General [[Ulysses S. Grant]] USV, {{Cullum|1187}}, and Confederate forces under Brigadier General [[John B. Floyd]] CSA. Known by both Union and Confederate forces as Battle of Fort Donelson. The battle was fought at [[Fort Donelson]] in Stewart County, Tennessee. Resulted in a Union victory and the capture of Fort Donelson by Union forces. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (11 Feb 1862-16 Feb 1862) - A [[U.S. Civil War]] Battle fought between Union forces under Brigadier General [[Ulysses S. Grant]] USV, {{Cullum|1187}}, and Confederate forces under Brigadier General [[John B. Floyd]] CSA. Known by both Union and Confederate forces as Battle of Fort Donelson. The battle was fought at [[Fort Donelson]] in Stewart County, Tennessee. Resulted in a Union victory and the capture of Fort Donelson by Union forces. | ||
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== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Now Fort Donelson National Battlefield, Stewart County, Tennessee. | Now Fort Donelson National Battlefield, Stewart County, Tennessee. | ||
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( | (E) 36.48126, -87.863846, Park Entrance | ||
(S) 36.48911, -87.8367, Surrender House | |||
(V) 36.4825, -87.86255, Visitor Center | |||
(B) 36.49381, -87.85601, Battle of Fort Donelson | |||
(11 Feb 1862-16 Feb 1862) | (11 Feb 1862-16 Feb 1862) | ||
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* [http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/fort-donelson.html Civil War Trust - Fort Donelson] | * [http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/fort-donelson.html Civil War Trust - Fort Donelson] | ||
* [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_American_Cyclopædia_(1879)/Fort_Donelson_and_Fort_Henry Wiki Source - The American Cyclopædia (1879)/Fort Donelson and Fort Henry] | * [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_American_Cyclopædia_(1879)/Fort_Donelson_and_Fort_Henry Wiki Source - The American Cyclopædia (1879)/Fort Donelson and Fort Henry] | ||
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[[Category:U.S. Civil War Battles]] | [[Category:U.S. Civil War Battles]] | ||
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Battle of Fort Donelson (11 Feb 1862-16 Feb 1862) - A U.S. Civil War Battle fought between Union forces under Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant USV, (Cullum 1187), and Confederate forces under Brigadier General John B. Floyd CSA. Known by both Union and Confederate forces as Battle of Fort Donelson. The battle was fought at Fort Donelson in Stewart County, Tennessee. Resulted in a Union victory and the capture of Fort Donelson by Union forces.
Current StatusNow Fort Donelson National Battlefield, Stewart County, Tennessee.
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