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Tag: Fort Donelson

From Aden Cavins, 59th Indiana

April 21, 2022 WalterCoffey

Letter from Captain Aden Cavins, Company E, 59th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, to his wife.

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The Fall of Fort Donelson

February 16, 2022 WalterCoffey

Federals score their greatest victory of the war up to this time, generating a new national hero in the process.

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Fort Donelson: The Confederate Breakout

February 15, 2022 WalterCoffey

The Confederate try breakout out of the Federal grip around Fort Donelson before deciding on whether or not to surrender.

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Fort Donelson: Attacks on Land and Water

February 13, 2022 WalterCoffey

Federal army and navy forces attack Fort Donelson on the Cumberland River, but they find the defenses much stronger than Fort Henry.

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The Fort Donelson Campaign Begins

February 7, 2022 WalterCoffey

Ulysses S. Grant plans to follow up the victory at Fort Henry by capturing a much stronger Confederate fort in Tennessee.

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