Battle of Fort Donelson

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The Battle of Fort Donelson was a major early Union victory in the American Civil War that opened the Cumberland River as an invasion route into the Confederate heartland and elevated Ulysses S. Grant to national prominence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Siege of Fort Donelson ⓘ
associatedWith Tennessee campaign of 1862 ⓘ
campaign Fort Henry–Fort Donelson campaign ⓘ
combatant Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
commander Andrew H. Foote ⓘ
Gideon J. Pillow ⓘ
John B. Floyd ⓘ
Simon Bolivar Buckner Sr. ⓘ
Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ
ConfederateCasualtiesApprox about 13,000 ⓘ
ConfederateStrengthApprox about 15,000–17,000 troops ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
endDate 1862-02-16 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Shiloh ⓘ
fortification Fort Donelson ⓘ
front Western front of the American Civil War ⓘ
involved Confederate Army of Central Kentucky ⓘ
linked to: Army of Kentucky

Union Army of the Tennessee ⓘ
Union Western Gunboat Flotilla ⓘ
location Fort Donelson, Tennessee ⓘ
Stewart County, Tennessee ⓘ
nicknameConferred Unconditional Surrender Grant ⓘ
notableFor Elevated Ulysses S. Grant to national prominence ⓘ
First major Union victory in the Western Theater ⓘ
Grant’s demand for "unconditional and immediate surrender" ⓘ
partOf Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Fort Henry ⓘ
linked to: Fort Henry campaign
result Union victory ⓘ
river Cumberland River ⓘ
startDate 1862-02-11 ⓘ
state Tennessee ⓘ
stateOfFort Confederate fortification on the Cumberland River ⓘ
strategicEffect Forced Confederate evacuation of Nashville ⓘ
Opened the Cumberland River as a Union invasion route into the Confederate interior ⓘ
Weakened Confederate control of Tennessee and Kentucky ⓘ
surrenderedForce Confederate garrison at Fort Donelson ⓘ
surrenderedTo Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ
theater Western Theater ⓘ
typeOfEngagement land battle ⓘ
UnionCasualtiesApprox about 2,800 ⓘ
UnionStrengthApprox about 25,000 troops ⓘ
year 1862 ⓘ

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Battle of Pittsburg Landing → precededBy → Battle of Fort Donelson ⓘ
Gideon J. Pillow → battle → Battle of Fort Donelson ⓘ
Lew Wallace → participatedIn → Battle of Fort Donelson ⓘ
Gideon Pillow → participatedIn → Battle of Fort Donelson ⓘ
Federal Army → significantBattle → Battle of Fort Donelson ⓘ
Dover, Tennessee → battlesFoughtNearby → Battle of Fort Donelson ⓘ
Union forces in the American Civil War → engagedIn → Battle of Fort Donelson ⓘ
Western Gunboat Flotilla → participatedIn → Battle of Fort Donelson ⓘ
Andrew H. Foote → notableEvent → Battle of Fort Donelson ⓘ
Forrest's Cavalry Corps → engagement → Battle of Fort Donelson (operations around) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Fort Donelson
W. H. L. Wallace → participatedIn → Battle of Fort Donelson ⓘ
Battle of Island Number Ten → precededBy → Battle of Fort Donelson ⓘ
William W. Loring → battle → Battle of Fort Donelson ⓘ
Henry A. Walke → participatedIn → Battle of Fort Donelson ⓘ
Battle of Fort Donelson → alsoKnownAs → Siege of Fort Donelson ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Fort Donelson
John A. McClernand → notableBattle → Battle of Fort Donelson ⓘ
Island Number Ten campaign → precededBy → Battle of Fort Donelson ⓘ
Hiram B. Granbury → notableBattle → Battle of Fort Donelson ⓘ
Hiram B. Granbury → capturedAt → Battle of Fort Donelson ⓘ
Henry A. Walke → participatedIn → Battle of Fort Donelson ⓘ
subject linked to: Commodore Henry A. Walke
Marcellus M. Crocker → battle → Battle of Fort Donelson ⓘ