Initial Union attempts to storm the nearby Confederate capital city of Richmond, Virginia had been unsuccessful in 1861. Thus ...

The news of the capture of Fort Donelson -- or at least its virtual capture by the taking of the redoubt commanding the rebel positions that still held out on Saturday -- which is announced by ...

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In essence, Smith s case is that the strategic importance of Grant s capture of Forts Henry and Heinman has tended to be overlooked in comparison to the capture of the more impressive Fort Donelson, ...