Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Kendall Gott talked about the Civil War Battle of Fort Donelson. This was the first major Union victory of the war, which opened up much of Kentucky ...

Fort Donelson National Battlefield preserves Fort Donelson and Fort Heiman, two sites of the American Civil War Forts Henry and Donelson Campaign, in which Union General Ulysses S. Grant and Admiral ...

Streaming platforms for Fort Donelson: Gateway to the Confederate Heartland haven’t been announced yet. Check back soon for updates on where you can watch it online. 'Fort Donelson: Gateway to the ...

The Battle of Fort Donelson on the Cumberland River near Dover, Tenn., marks the first major Union battlefield victory of the Civil War, 150 years ago this week in 1862. Federal gunboats on Feb. 14, ...

"The first edition of this book appeared in 1912. It was compiled by Colonel (then Captain) A. L. Conger, infantry. The present volume is a revision and enlargement of the first edition and has been ...

About 800 Confederate POWs were briefly housed in a Lafayette slaughterhouse after the Battle of Fort Donelson. Lafayette residents provided food and shelter for the POWs, who were primarily young men ...

The unconditional surrender of Fort Donelson was the North's first major victory of the Civil War, opening the way into the very heart of the Confederacy. This new film offers viewers insight into the ...