Battle of Fort Donelson

Quando

11 de fev. de 1862 – 16 de fev. de 1862

Tipo

Batalha

Coordenadas

36.49° N, 87.86° W

Description

1862 battle of the American Civil War

1862 Battle of the American Civil War

The Battle of Fort Donelson was fought from February 11–16, 1862, in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. The Union capture of the Confederate fort near the Tennessee–Kentucky border opened the Cumberland River, an important avenue for the invasion of the South. The Union's success also elevated Brig. Gen. Ulysses S.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Página da fonte
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · registra como “Battle of Fort Donelson – General Ulysses S. Grant attacks Fort Donelson, Tennessee, capturing it on the last day”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Página da fonte
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · registra como “Mit der bedingungslosen Kapitulation der Konföderierten unter Simon Bolivar Buckner endet die Schlacht um Fort Donelson”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Página da fonte

• American Civil War12 de abr. de 1861 · Guerra civil