Battle of Fort Donelson

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. The Union's success also elevated Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant from an obscure and largely unproven leader to the rank of major general, and earned him the nickname of "Unconditional Surrender" Grant.

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1862 Battle of Fort Donelson

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1862 Battle of Fort Henry

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1863 Battle of Dover

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"Capture of Fort Donelson. Charge of the 8th Missouri Regiment, By Colonel M.L. Smith, and the 11th Indiana Zuaves, Colonel McGinnis, Led by General Lewis Wallace, at Fort Donelson, February 15th."

"Capture of Fort Donelson."

LewWallace

Battle of Fort Donelson LCCN2003664149

Карта к статье «Донельсон». Военная энциклопедия Сытина (Санкт-Петербург, 1911-1915)

The storming of Fort Donelson- terrific bayonet charge and capture of the outer intrenchments, by the gallant soldiers of the west-saturday Feby. 15th. 1862 LCCN2001706293

Storming of Fort Donelson - W. Momberger ; H.B. Hall. LCCN2008680176

"The Gun-Boat Attack on the Water Batteries at Fort Donelson."

"Capture of Fort Donelson, Tenn. Charge of Gen. Smith's Division."

Life of General Albert Sydney Johnston, embracing his services in the armies of the United States, the republic of Texas, and the Confederate States (1878) (14590258419)

• The American Cyclopædia (1879)/Fort Donelson and Fort Henry -
• Fort Donelson - encyclopedic article, Russian

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1862	Battle of Fort Henry	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1862	Battle of Fort Donelson	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1863	Battle of Dover	battle	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Henry	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1862	Fort Donelson	fort	Wikidata
commons	image		"Capture of Fort Donelson. Charge of the 8th Missouri Regiment, By Colonel M.L. Smith, and the 11th Indiana Zuaves, Colonel McGinnis, Led by General Lewis Wallace, at Fort Donelson, February 15th."		Commons
commons	image		"Capture of Fort Donelson."		Commons
commons	image		LewWallace		Commons
commons	image		Battle of Fort Donelson LCCN2003664149		Commons
commons	image		Карта к статье «Донельсон». Военная энциклопедия Сытина (Санкт-Петербург, 1911-1915)		Commons
commons	image		The storming of Fort Donelson- terrific bayonet charge and capture of the outer intrenchments, by the gallant soldiers of the west-saturday Feby. 15th. 1862 LCCN2001706293		Commons
commons	image		Storming of Fort Donelson - W. Momberger ; H.B. Hall. LCCN2008680176		Commons
commons	image		"The Gun-Boat Attack on the Water Batteries at Fort Donelson."		Commons
commons	image		"Capture of Fort Donelson, Tenn. Charge of Gen. Smith's Division."		Commons
commons	image		Life of General Albert Sydney Johnston, embracing his services in the armies of the United States, the republic of Texas, and the Confederate States (1878) (14590258419)		Commons