Confederate fort near Dover, Tennessee during the American Civil War
Fort Donelson
Tennessee (near Dover, Tennessee)
Part of the lower river battery at Fort Donelson, overlooking the Cumberland River
Type
Fort
Site information
Controlled by
Confederate States (1862) United States (1862–1865)
Site history
Built
1862
In use
1862–1865
Materials
earth
Battles/wars
American Civil War
Battle of Fort Donelson
Battle of Dover
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 became president, captured the fort in February 1862 from the Confederate Army in the Battle of Fort Donelson. This was a great strategic victory for the Union forces, and part of Grant's campaign to gain control of the Mississippi River. Union forces occupied the fort (and much of Tennessee) for the remainder of the war. A small detachment of Confederate troops made one unsuccessful attempt in 1863 to regain it.
^The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture: Fort Donelson. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
FortDonelson 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 FortDonelson was fought from February 11–16, 1862, in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. The Union capture of the Confederate fort near...
consisted of two forts, Forts Henry and Donelson, under the command of Brig. Gen. Lloyd Tilghman, also with 4,000 men. Forts Henry and Donelson were the sole...
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garrison of FortDonelson to escape at the Battle of FortDonelson on February 15, 1862. The next night, before the surrender of the fort, Brigadier General...
S. Grant's demand for an "unconditional surrender" at the Battle of FortDonelson. He was the first Confederate general to surrender an army in the war...
to FortDonelson, before Grant's U.S. forces could even take up their positions. Johnston knew he could be trapped at Bowling Green if FortDonelson fell...
later commended. Forrest distinguished himself further at the Battle of FortDonelson in February 1862. After his cavalry captured a U.S. artillery battery...
the American Civil War. The battles were the Battle of Fort Henry and the Battle of FortDonelson, and they occurred in Tennessee on the Tennessee River...
a divisional commander he managed to evade capture at the Battle of FortDonelson, but was wounded at the Battle of Shiloh. He served under Robert E....
against FortDonelson on the Cumberland River. Hoping for a repeat of the success at Fort Henry, General Grant urged Foote to attack the fort's river batteries...
at most of the great battles that became turning points of the war—FortDonelson, Vicksburg, and Atlanta" and "won the decisive battles in the decisive...
Daniel Smith Donelson (June 23, 1801 – April 17, 1863) was a Tennessee planter, politician, and soldier. The historic FortDonelson was named for him when...
who attained the rank of major general, participated in the Battle of FortDonelson, the Battle of Shiloh, and the Battle of Monocacy. He also served on...
served under Grant in 1862 and 1863 in the Battle of Fort Henry and the Battle of FortDonelson, the Battle of Shiloh, the campaigns that led to the fall...
Smith Donelson, would become the Confederate brigadier general after whom FortDonelson was later named. Donelson's father died when Donelson was about...
Gap and Arkansas. Before the battles of Fort Henry and FortDonelson, Johnston had advocated improving the forts' structures as well as deploying additional...
battle for the Battle of FortDonelson includes: Battle of FortDonelson order of battle: Confederate Battle of FortDonelson order of battle: Union This...
service of this regiment include distinguished actions at the Battle of FortDonelson and at the Battle of Shiloh, where about 80 members of the regiment...
Rachel Jackson (née Donelson; June 15, 1767 – December 22, 1828) was the wife of Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States. She lived...
academy. Smith was instrumental in Grant's victory at the Battle of FortDonelson but died in 1862 due to infection of a non-combat leg injury and subsequent...