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What Nickname Was Given to Grant After the surrender of forts donelson and Henry?
It was: "Unconditional Surrender" Grant.
What nickname was given to grant after surrender of forts donelson and Henry?
'Unconditional Surrender' Grant. That was how the 'S' got into his name. Later he decided it might as well stand for Simpson, his mother's family name.
When was the battle of fort Henry and fort donelson?
Fort Henry fell on February 6, 1862. Fort Donelson fell February 16, 1862. It was at Fort Henry that Ulysses Grant received the name "Unconditional Surrender". The commander of Donelson, General Simon Bolivar Buckner requested terms of surrender. Grant replied: " No terms except unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted. I propose to move immediately upon your works." Buckner would reply in part; "to accept the ungenerous and unchivalrous terms which you propose." Source: Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
What two battles were important union victories because of their location on water routes?
Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, on the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers respectively, in February 1862. They were the first victories by the then-unknown US Grant. The second one earned him his nickname 'Unconditional Surrender' (U.S.) Grant.
What is the name of the sequel to Shiloh?
The next objective was the river-ports of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson. (That was where Grant demanded 'Unconditional Surrender', which became his trademark name.)
Who captured Ft Henry and Ft Donelson?
Ulysses S. Grant.
What Federal fort was captured by Confederate volunteers in 1861?
Fort Henry and Fort Donelson were captured by General US Grant early in 1862. It was after the second victory, at Donelson, that US Grant demanded 'Unconditional Surrender' - a new phrase that caught the public imagination, made Grant famous overnight, and left him with a nickname that chimed favorably with 'U.S.' - his own initials, as well as his country's. It should be noted that very often US Grant granted parole to captured Confederate soldiers. The so-called "unconditional surrender" idea was a practice that was only sometimes used by the Union and by the South.
Who won fame with the capture of fort donelson and fort Henry?
U.S. Grant
Who won fame with the captures of fort donelson and fort Henry?
U.S. Grant
Which general won victories for the union at fort Henry and for donelson?
Ulysses Grant.
Fort Henry and fort donelson?
Fort Henry and Fort Donelson were significant Confederate fortifications during the American Civil War, located in Tennessee. Fort Henry, situated on the Tennessee River, fell to Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant in February 1862, marking one of the first Union victories in the Western Theater. Following this, Fort Donelson, located on the Cumberland River, was also captured by Grant’s forces shortly thereafter, earning him the nickname "Unconditional Surrender" Grant and opening the way for the Union's advance into the South. Their capture was pivotal in securing Union control over key waterways and contributed to the overall momentum of the Union Army in the early stages of the war.
The Union general who captured Fort Henry and Fort Donelson?
Ulysses S. Grant
