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Battle of Fort Donelson (view source)
Revision as of 19:36, December 6, 2010
, 19:36, December 6, 2010Created page with "{{ACWbattle |name=Battle of Fort Donelson |image= |begin=February 11, 1862 |end=February 16, 1862 |place=Stewart County, Tennessee |theater=Western Theater |campaign=Federal Pene..."
{{ACWbattle
|name=Battle of Fort Donelson
|image=
|begin=February 11, 1862
|end=February 16, 1862
|place=Stewart County, Tennessee
|theater=Western Theater
|campaign=Federal Penetration up the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers
|result=Union victory
|combatants1=District of Cairo<br/>Western Flotilla
|combatants2=Army of Central Kentucky<br/>Fort Donelson garrison
|commanders1=[[Ulysses S. Grant]]<br/>Brigadier General, USA<br/>[[Andrew H. Foote]]<br/>Commodore, USN
|commanders2=[[John B. Floyd]]<br/>Brigadier General, CSA<br/>[[Gideon Pillow]]<br/>Brigadier General, CSA<br/>[[Simon B. Buckner]]<br/>Brigadier General, CSA
|strength1=24,531 soldiers
|strength2=16,171 soldiers
|casualties1='''2,331'''
|casualties2='''15,067'''
}}
After capturing Fort Henry on February 6, 1862, Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant advanced cross-country to invest Fort Donelson. On February 16, 1862, after the failure of their all-out attack aimed at breaking through Grant’s investment lines, the fort’s 12,000-man garrison surrendered unconditionally. This was a major victory for Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and a catastrophe for the South. It ensured that Kentucky would stay in the Union and opened up Tennessee for a Northern advance along the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers. Grant received a promotion to major general for his victory and attained stature in the Western Theater, earning the nom de guerre “Unconditional Surrender.” (''NPS summary'')
{{Template:Campaignbox Federal Penetration up the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers}}
{{Template:ACW Battles of 1862}}
|name=Battle of Fort Donelson
|image=
|begin=February 11, 1862
|end=February 16, 1862
|place=Stewart County, Tennessee
|theater=Western Theater
|campaign=Federal Penetration up the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers
|result=Union victory
|combatants1=District of Cairo<br/>Western Flotilla
|combatants2=Army of Central Kentucky<br/>Fort Donelson garrison
|commanders1=[[Ulysses S. Grant]]<br/>Brigadier General, USA<br/>[[Andrew H. Foote]]<br/>Commodore, USN
|commanders2=[[John B. Floyd]]<br/>Brigadier General, CSA<br/>[[Gideon Pillow]]<br/>Brigadier General, CSA<br/>[[Simon B. Buckner]]<br/>Brigadier General, CSA
|strength1=24,531 soldiers
|strength2=16,171 soldiers
|casualties1='''2,331'''
|casualties2='''15,067'''
}}
After capturing Fort Henry on February 6, 1862, Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant advanced cross-country to invest Fort Donelson. On February 16, 1862, after the failure of their all-out attack aimed at breaking through Grant’s investment lines, the fort’s 12,000-man garrison surrendered unconditionally. This was a major victory for Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and a catastrophe for the South. It ensured that Kentucky would stay in the Union and opened up Tennessee for a Northern advance along the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers. Grant received a promotion to major general for his victory and attained stature in the Western Theater, earning the nom de guerre “Unconditional Surrender.” (''NPS summary'')
{{Template:Campaignbox Federal Penetration up the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers}}
{{Template:ACW Battles of 1862}}