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Fort Donelson S Legacy

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Author : Benjamin Franklin Cooling (III)
language : en
Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
Release Date : 1997

Fort Donelson S Legacy written by Benjamin Franklin Cooling (III) and has been published by Univ. of Tennessee Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with History categories.

"Fort Donelson's Legacy portrays the tapestry of war and society in the upper southern heartland of Tennessee and Kentucky after the key Union victories at Forts Henry and Donelson in February 1862. Those victories, notes Benjamin Franklin Cooling, could have delivered the decisive blow to the Confederacy in the West and ended the war in that theater. Instead, what followed was terrible devastation and bloodshed that embroiled soldier and civilian alike. Cooling compellingly describes a struggle that was marked not only by the movement of armies and the strategies of generals but also by the rise of guerrilla bands and civil resistance. It was, in part, a war fought for geography - for rivers and railroads and for strategic cities such as Nashville, Louisville, and Chattanooga. But it was also a war for the hearts and minds of the populace ... In exploring the complex terrain of 'total war' that steadily engulfed Tennessee and Kentucky, Cooling draws on a huge array of sources, including official military records and countless diaries and memoirs. He makes considerable use of the words of participants to capture the attitudes and concerns of those on both sides."--Dust jacket.

The Battle Of Fort Donelson No Terms But Unconditional Surrender

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Author : James R. Knight
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2011-03-04

The Battle Of Fort Donelson No Terms But Unconditional Surrender written by James R. Knight and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-04 with History categories.

In February 1862, after defeats at Bull Run and at Wilson's Creek in Missouri, the Union army was desperate for victory on the eve of its first offensive of the Civil War. The strategy was to penetrate the Southern heartland with support from a new "Brown Water"? navy. In a two-week campaign plagued by rising floodwaters and brutal winter weather, two armies collided in rural Tennessee to fight over two forts that controlled the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers. Those intense days set the course of the war in the Western Theater for eighteen months and determined the fates of Ulysses S. Grant, Andrew H. Foote and Albert Sidney Johnston. Historian James R. Knight paints a picture of this crucial but often neglected and misunderstood turning point.

Where The South Lost The War

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Author : Kendall D. Gott
language : en
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Release Date : 2011-07-20

Where The South Lost The War written by Kendall D. Gott and has been published by Stackpole Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-20 with History categories.

With the collapse of the Confederate defenses at Forts Henry and Donelson, the entire Tennessee Valley was open to Union invasion and control.

Forts Henry And Donelson The Key To The Confederate Heartland

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Author : Benjamin Franklin Cooling
language : en
Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
Release Date : 1989

Forts Henry And Donelson The Key To The Confederate Heartland written by Benjamin Franklin Cooling and has been published by Univ. of Tennessee Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with categories.

The River Batteries At Fort Donelson

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Author : M. Todd Cathey
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2021-08-25

The River Batteries At Fort Donelson written by M. Todd Cathey and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-25 with History categories.

Unprepared for invasion, Tennessee joined the Confederacy in June 1861. The state's long border and three major rivers with northern access made defense difficult. Cutting through critical manufacturing centers, the Cumberland River led directly to the capital city of Nashville. To thwart Federal attack, engineers hastily constructed river batteries as part of the defenses that would come to be known as Fort Donelson, downstream near the town of Dover. Ulysses S. Grant began moving up the rivers in early 1862. In last-minute desperation, two companies of volunteer infantry and a company of light artillerymen were deployed to the hastily constructed batteries. On February 14, they slugged it out with four City-class ironclads and two timber-clads, driving off the gunboats with heavy casualties, while only losing one man. This book details the construction, armament, and battle for the Fort Donelson river batteries.

With Grant At Fort Donelson Shiloh And Vicksburg And An Appreciation Of General U S Grant

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Author : Wilbur F. Crummer
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2023-07-09

With Grant At Fort Donelson Shiloh And Vicksburg And An Appreciation Of General U S Grant written by Wilbur F. Crummer and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-09 with History categories.

"With Grant at Fort Donelson, Shiloh and Vicksburg and an appreciation of General U. S. Grant" by Wilbur F. Crummer. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Fort Donelson

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Author : United States. National Park Service
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986

Fort Donelson written by United States. National Park Service and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Fort Donelson National Battlefield (Tenn. and Ky.) categories.

Grant Invades Tennessee

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Author : Timothy B. Smith
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Release Date : 2021-10-29

Grant Invades Tennessee written by Timothy B. Smith and has been published by University Press of Kansas this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-29 with History categories.

When General Ulysses S. Grant targeted Forts Henry and Donelson, he penetrated the Confederacy at one of its most vulnerable points, setting in motion events that would elevate his own status, demoralize the Confederate leadership and citizenry, and, significantly, tear the western Confederacy asunder. More to the point, the two battles of early 1862 opened the Tennessee River campaign that would prove critical to the ultimate Union victory in the Mississippi Valley. In Grant Invades Tennessee, award-winning Civil War historian Timothy B. Smith gives readers a battlefield view of the fight for Forts Henry and Donelson, as well as a critical wide-angle perspective on their broader meaning in the conduct and outcome of the war. The first comprehensive tactical treatment of these decisive battles, this book completes the trilogy of the Tennessee River campaign that Smith began in Shiloh and Corinth 1862, marking a milestone in Civil War history. Whether detailing command-level decisions or using eye-witness anecdotes to describe events on the ground, walking readers through maps or pulling back for an assessment of strategy, this finely written work is equally sure on matters of combat and context. Beginning with Grant's decision to bypass the Confederates' better-defended sites on the Mississippi, Smith takes readers step-by-step through the battles: the employment of a flotilla of riverine war ships along with infantry and land-based artillery in subduing Fort Henry; the lesser effectiveness of this strategy against Donelson's much stronger defense, weaponry, and fighting forces; the surprise counteroffensive by the Confederates and the role of their commanders' incompetence and cowardice in foiling its success. Though casualties at the two forts fell far short of bloodier Civil War battles to come, the importance of these Union victories transcend battlefield statistics. Grant Invades Tennessee allows us, for the first time, to clearly see how and why.

Report Of Special Committee On Fall Of Fort Donelson Etc

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Author : Confederate States of America. Congress. House of Representatives. Special Committee on the Fall of Fort Donelson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1863

Report Of Special Committee On Fall Of Fort Donelson Etc written by Confederate States of America. Congress. House of Representatives. Special Committee on the Fall of Fort Donelson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1863 with Fort Donelson, Battle of, Tenn., 1862 categories.

One Year S Soldiering

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Author : F. F. Kiner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1863

One Year S Soldiering written by F. F. Kiner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1863 with Fort Donelson, Battle of, 1862 categories.