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Tag Archives: Fort Donelson
Ulysses S. Grant dies
Today is the 126th anniversary of the death of US Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant. When most people think of the most popular, well known people of 19th Century United States they immediately think of Abraham Lincoln. While Lincoln was … Continue reading
Posted in General Officers, This Day In The Civil War
Tagged 21st Illinois Infantry, Abraham Lincoln, Appomattox Campaign, Appomattox Court House, Army of Northern Virginia, Battle of Belmont, Battle of Champion Hill, Battle of Chattanooga, Battle of Chattanooga III, Battle of Cold Harbor, Battle of Fort Donelson, Battle of Fort Sumter, Battle of North Anna, Battle of Petersburg, Battle of Shiloh, Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, Battle of the Wilderness, Black Friday, Civil War, Fort Donelson, Fort Sumter, General Grant National Memorial, George Washington, Julia Dent Grant, Mark Twain, Overland Campaign, Petersburg Campaign, Richard Yates, Robert E. Lee, Robert Lee, Secession Crisis, Siege of Petersburg, Siege of Vicksburg, Stephen Douglas, The Wilderness, Third Battle of Chattanooga, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S Grant, Vicksburg, Whiskey Ring
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Ulysses S. Grant turns 189
Today is the birthday of U.S. Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant. He was born on April 27, 1822 in Point Pleasant, Ohio. Grant’s career is an American success story. Entering the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1839, … Continue reading
Posted in General Officers, This Day In The Civil War
Tagged 21st Illinois Infantry, Appomattox Campaign, Appomattox Court House, Army of Northern Virginia, Battle of Chattanooga, Battle of Fort Donelson, Battle of Shiloh, battle of vicksburg, Black Friday, Civil War, Credit Mobilier, Fort Donelson, George Washington, John J Pershing, John Pershing, Julia Dent Grant, Julia Grant, Let Us Have Peace, Mark Twain, Mary Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, President Grant, Richard Yates, Robert E. Lee, Robert Lee, Siege of Vicksburg, U.S. Grant, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S Grant, Whiskey Ring
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Fort Donelson – 149th Anniversary of its Surrender
Today marks the 149th anniversary of the surrender of Fort Donelson. Situated on the Tennessee River, near Dover, Tennessee, the fort provided the Confederacy with a strong defensive position to protect the river approach to Nashville. Unlike the fall of … Continue reading
The 2d Iowa Infantry and the Battle of Fort Donelson
After sitting on my bookshelf for more than a year, I finally have found time to read Steven E. Woodworth’s exceptional book on the Army of the Tennessee, “Nothing But Victory: The Army of the Tennessee, 1861-1865.” This book is … Continue reading
Posted in Infantry Regiments
Tagged 2d Iowa Infantry, 2nd Iowa Infantry, A S Johnston, Abraham Lincoln, Albert Johnston, Albert Sidney Johnston, Army of Mississippi, Army of the Ohio, Army of the Southwest, Army of the Tennessee, Atlanta Campaign, Battle of Atlanta, Battle of Corinth, Battle of Dallas, Battle of Fort Donelson, Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Battle of Marietta, Battle of New Hope Church, Battle of Pittsburg Landing, Battle of Resaca, Battle of Shiloh, Carolinas Campaign, Charles F Smith, Charles Ferguson Smith, Charles Smith, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, D C Buell, Don Carlos Buell, Elliott Rice, Fort Donelson, Fort Sumter, Grenville Dodge, Harry Doolittle, Hornet's Nest, James Baker, James Churcher, James M Tuttle, James Tuttle, Joe Johnston, John A McClernand, John B Hood, John Bell Hood, John Hood, John McClernand, Joseph E Johnston, Joseph Johnston, Marcellus Crocker, March to the Sea, Nothing But Victory, Samuel Curtis, Samuel R Curtis, Scehencius G Page, Scehencius Page, Second Battle of Corinth, Siege of Corinth, Simon B Buckner, Simon Bolivar Buckner, Simon Buckner, Solomon Page, Steven E Woodruff, Steven Woodworth, Thomas Sweeny, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S Grant, Voltaire Twombley, WHL Wallace, William H L Wallace, William T Sherman, William Tecumsah Sherman, XVI Corps
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Fort Donelson is Surrendered
Today is an important day in Civil War history. US Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant received the “unconditional surrender” of Fort Donelson. Meeting him at the Dover Hotel, was his old friend, CSA Brigadier General Simon Bolivar Buckner who surrendered his … Continue reading
17th Indiana Infantry Regiment
The 17th Indiana Infantry regiment was organized in Indianapolis, Indiana during May, 1861.(i) Officially mustered into Federal service on June 12, 1861, they were part of Indiana’s quota for Abraham Lincoln’s call for 75,000 state militia volunteers. US Colonel Milo … Continue reading
Fort Donelson Surrenders – February 16, 1862
Today, is the 147th anniversary of the Confederate capitulation of Fort Donelson¹. This battle would mark the rising of one star, US Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant and the falling of two other stars, CS Brigadier Generals John B. Floyd, … Continue reading