Commemorate the anniversary of a critical Civil War battle at a host of upcoming national park programs. Today marks the sesquicentennial of the major Civil War battle fought at Fort Donelson in ...

Fort Donelson was the site of a different type of ceremony this weekend. In the past, Sons of the Union veteran groups and Confederate Heritage groups have held events at which they honored their ...

Dover, Tenn. — The sound of cannon fire was not uncommon 155 years ago around Fort Donelson where a pivotal battle in the Civil War happened Feb. 11-18. The boom of cannons will again echo across the ...

FORT CAMPBELL, Kentucky (Feb. 21, 2020) -- Members of the 922nd Contracting Battalion participated in a staff ride led by the Army Contracting Command historian Feb. 11 to the Fort Donelson National ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Kendall Gott talked about the Civil War Battle of Fort Donelson. This was the first major Union victory of the war, which opened up much of Kentucky ...

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Encouraged with the success of Fort Henry, Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant spared little time to advance on Fort Donelson. Once again, Grant proposed another joint effort with Flag Officer Andrew ...

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IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. On February 16, 1862, General Buckner ...

Fort Donelson National Battlefield preserves Fort Donelson and Fort Heiman, two sites of the American Civil War Forts Henry and Donelson Campaign, in which Union General Ulysses S. Grant and Admiral ...