Fort Donelson campaign

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The Fort Donelson campaign was a major early Union offensive in the American Civil War that secured key Confederate forts in Tennessee, opened vital rivers for Northern advances, and elevated Ulysses S. Grant to national prominence.

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instanceOf American Civil War campaign
military campaign
associatedBattle Battle of Fort Donelson
Battle of Fort Henry
linked to: Fort Henry campaign
belligerent Confederate States of America
United States (Union)
casualties thousands on both sides
commander Andrew H. Foote
Gideon J. Pillow
John B. Floyd
Simon Bolivar Buckner
Ulysses S. Grant
confederateForceType Army of Central Kentucky elements
linked to: Army of Kentucky
confederatePrisonersTaken over 12,000
conflict American Civil War
country United States
date February 1862
endDate February 16, 1862
grantFamousPhrase unconditional surrender
historicalSignificance boosted Northern morale early in the war
marked a turning point in control of the Western rivers
involvedFort Fort Donelson
Fort Henry
ledTo Union capture of Nashville
promotion of Ulysses S. Grant to major general
location Stewart County, Tennessee
Tennessee
notableFor elevating Ulysses S. Grant to national prominence
first major Union victory in the Western Theater
large Confederate surrender
objective capture Fort Donelson
open river route into the Confederate interior
secure Cumberland River
openedAccessTo Cumberland River
Nashville, Tennessee
linked to: Nashville

Tennessee River
partOf Western Theater of the American Civil War
precededBy Fort Henry campaign
result Union victory
startDate February 11, 1862
strategicImpact broke Confederate defensive line in Kentucky and Tennessee
secured key rivers for Union operations in the West
theater Cumberland River
Tennessee-Kentucky border region
unionCommanderRank Brigadier General
unionForceType Army of the Tennessee elements
Western Gunboat Flotilla
year 1862

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Battle of Shiloh precededBy Fort Donelson campaign
Simon Bolivar Buckner notableWork Surrender of Fort Donelson
subject linked to: Buckner
linked to: Fort Donelson campaign
Simon Bolivar Buckner Sr. participatedIn Battle of Fort Donelson
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Simon Bolivar Buckner Sr. surrenderedTo Ulysses S. Grant at Fort Donelson
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Sam Grant notableBattle Battle of Fort Donelson
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Fort Donelson campaign involvedFort Fort Donelson
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Fort Donelson campaign associatedBattle Battle of Fort Donelson
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Nathan Bedford Forrest participatedIn Battle of Fort Donelson
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Western Theater of the American Civil War majorBattle Battle of Fort Donelson
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Battle of Shiloh precededBy Fort Donelson campaign
Mississippi Valley Theater hasKeyEvent Battle of Fort Donelson
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Army of the Tennessee engagement Battle of Fort Donelson
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Union Navy notableBattle Battle of Fort Donelson
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Western Union armies engagedIn Fort Donelson campaign
Union Army campaigns hasPart Fort Henry and Fort Donelson Campaign
linked to: Fort Donelson campaign