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== {{PAGENAME}} History == | == {{PAGENAME}} History == | ||
A 97 acre Confederate Army post established early in 1861 at the beginning of the [[U.S. Civil War]]. The post was located at a strategic bend on the Cumberland River. | A 97 acre Confederate Army post established early in 1861 at the beginning of the [[U.S. Civil War]]. The post was located at a strategic bend on the Cumberland River. | ||
[[File:Battle of Fort Donelson LOC 3g01764v.jpg|tunb|left 300|The Battle of Fort Donelson]] | |||
Fort Donelson was captured by Union Forces under General [[Ulysses S. Grant]] on 16 Feb 1862 in the Battle of Fort Donelson and remained in Union hands for the remainder of the war. Grant captured the fort after a four day siege and famously demanded "unconditional and immediate surrender" of the Fort commander, General [[Simon B. Buckner]], who reluctantly complied. The fall of the fort was a major Union victory and Grant took between 12-15,000 prisoners. The Union lost some 5,000 killed and 450 missing. The victory opened up Tennessee and Kentucky to the Union. | |||
Confederates forces attempted, unsuccessfully, to retake the fort in February 1863 and again in September 1863. | Confederates forces attempted, unsuccessfully, to retake the fort in February 1863 and again in September 1863. | ||
Abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war. | Abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war. | ||
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== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Fort Donelson National Military Park, Stewart County, Tennessee. Restored earthworks fort. | Fort Donelson National Military Park, Stewart County, Tennessee. Restored earthworks fort. | ||
Revision as of 13:54, 12 March 2013
Fort Donelson (1861-1865) - A Confederate Army post established in 1861 during the U.S. Civil War on the Cumberland River in Stewart County, Tennessee. Named for Confederate General Daniel Donelson. Captured by Union Forces under General Ulysses S. Grant on 16 Feb 1862 in the Battle of Fort Donelson. Abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war.
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Fort Donelson History
A 97 acre Confederate Army post established early in 1861 at the beginning of the U.S. Civil War. The post was located at a strategic bend on the Cumberland River.
Fort Donelson was captured by Union Forces under General Ulysses S. Grant on 16 Feb 1862 in the Battle of Fort Donelson and remained in Union hands for the remainder of the war. Grant captured the fort after a four day siege and famously demanded "unconditional and immediate surrender" of the Fort commander, General Simon B. Buckner, who reluctantly complied. The fall of the fort was a major Union victory and Grant took between 12-15,000 prisoners. The Union lost some 5,000 killed and 450 missing. The victory opened up Tennessee and Kentucky to the Union.
Confederates forces attempted, unsuccessfully, to retake the fort in February 1863 and again in September 1863.
Abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war.
Current Status
Fort Donelson National Military Park, Stewart County, Tennessee. Restored earthworks fort.
USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1308844
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Location: Fort Donelson National Military Park, Dover, Stewart County, Tennessee. Maps & Images Lat: 36.4931069 Long: -87.8550240 |
Sources:
- Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 739-740
Links:
- North American Forts - Fort Donelson
- NPS - Fort Donelson
- Wikipedia - Fort Donelson
- Wikipedia - Fort Donelson National Battlefield
- Wikipedia - Battle of Fort Donelson
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