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Nathan Bedford Forrest, fort Donelson, Tennessee, february 16 1862
fort Henry and Donelson campaign (february 1862)
source : ‘the atlas of the civil war’ by James M. McPherson, Courage Books, 2005
Prodded by Abraham Lincoln’s call for a general movement of the army and navy against the ‘insurgent forces’, general Halleck ordered general Grant to take fort Henry, the sole confederate bastion defending the Tennessee river. Continue reading “fort Henry and Donelson campaign (february 1862)”
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