Federal forces advance into Tennessee following the fall of Fort Donelson and seize the first Confederate state capital of the war.

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Federal forces advance into Tennessee following the fall of Fort Donelson and seize the first Confederate state capital of the war.
William Nelson’s Federals win a minor victory in eastern Kentucky but fail in their ultimate goal of destroying the enemy.
Pro-Confederate Kentuckians boycott an election that results in Unionist candidates winning seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.