Letter from Captain Aden Cavins, Company E, 59th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, to his wife.
Tag: Fort Donelson
The Fall of Fort Donelson
Federals score their greatest victory of the war up to this time, generating a new national hero in the process.
Fort Donelson: The Confederate Breakout
The Confederate try breakout out of the Federal grip around Fort Donelson before deciding on whether or not to surrender.
Fort Donelson: Attacks on Land and Water
Federal army and navy forces attack Fort Donelson on the Cumberland River, but they find the defenses much stronger than Fort Henry.
The Fort Donelson Campaign Begins
Ulysses S. Grant plans to follow up the victory at Fort Henry by capturing a much stronger Confederate fort in Tennessee.