Following the relatively-easy capture of Fort Henry by Flag Officer Foote’s gunboat flotilla on February 6th, Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant begins marching his District of Cairo overland to capture nearby Fort Donelson, overlooking the Cumberland River. However, unlike Fort Henry, Fort Donelson will prove to be a tough nut to crack.
VIDEO HERE (28:20 minutes)
My great-great-grandfather fought at Fort Donelson. Decades later, my grandfather was one of the contractors building the visitor's center over there. Used to go there a bit.
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