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Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Posted on 5/4/24 at 4:20 pm
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Posted on 5/4/24 at 4:23 pm to Pisco
Posted on 5/4/24 at 4:26 pm to Pisco
Posted on 5/4/24 at 4:31 pm to Pisco
Posted on 5/4/24 at 4:36 pm to Pisco
Posted on 5/4/24 at 4:39 pm to Pisco
Posted on 5/4/24 at 4:39 pm to Pisco
You know that was scary as frick rounding that bend in the ship as that lineup of cannons are firing nonstop into you as you try to make a run for it
Posted on 5/4/24 at 4:44 pm to Pisco
Posted on 5/4/24 at 4:44 pm to Lawyered
Damn good pics! I feel like I've been there now. 
Posted on 5/4/24 at 5:40 pm to sqerty
Is this one of the battles that earned him the nickname “Unconditional Surrender?”
This post was edited on 5/4/24 at 5:41 pm
Posted on 5/4/24 at 5:41 pm to Pisco
Vicksburg was better
Posted on 5/4/24 at 5:52 pm to Pisco
Very cool, I will have to visit.
Posted on 5/4/24 at 5:55 pm to alajones
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Is this one of the battles that earned him the nickname “Unconditional Surrender?”
His first major victory. Was a huge one for early 1862.
Also well below freezing temps.
Posted on 5/4/24 at 7:26 pm to alajones
Yes. Fort Donelson was Grant’s first major victory on the Western Theatre. While Lee was kicking arse in Virginia, Grant secured the siege and offered no terms but unconditional surrender. Previous to this battle, he had sieged Paducah and moved down the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers after he realized Columbus-Belmont wasn’t worth the hassle.
There were two confederate generals that were with Buckner who tucked tail and ran. Buckner actually was good friends with Grant and had bailed Grant out of financial trouble prior to the war, so Grant took it easy on him. Those confederate soldiers and Buckner were eventually paroled.
Grants next battle was Shiloh.
There were two confederate generals that were with Buckner who tucked tail and ran. Buckner actually was good friends with Grant and had bailed Grant out of financial trouble prior to the war, so Grant took it easy on him. Those confederate soldiers and Buckner were eventually paroled.
Grants next battle was Shiloh.
Posted on 5/4/24 at 7:30 pm to Pisco
Cool. Love me a good battle field.
Posted on 5/4/24 at 7:35 pm to Pisco
Good pics! Thanks for sharing
Posted on 5/4/24 at 7:59 pm to Pisco
A much wiser use of our tax dollars than sending them to Ukraine.
Posted on 5/4/24 at 10:09 pm to Pisco
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While Lee was kicking arse in Virginia, Grant secured the siege and offered no terms but unconditional surrender
Lee wasn't the commander of the Virginia forces at the time of Fort Donelson, he was organizing coastal defenses in Georgia.
But great pictures. I'll have to check it out in person one day
Posted on 5/4/24 at 10:12 pm to BamaSaint
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Lee wasn't the commander of the Virginia forces at the time of Fort Donelson, he was organizing coastal defenses in Georgia.
This.
Fort Donelson surrendered to Grant in February 1862. Lee would not take command of the Army of Northern Virginia until June 1862.
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