The Battle of Fort Donelson was fought on February 14-15, 1862.
Tennessee's fort Henry
Fort Donelson
The Red Bath
The Battle of Fort Donelson broke out on February 14, 1862 at 3,30 PM, when the Union gunboats of Commodore Foote opened fire on the Fort's ramparts..
The battle of Donelson lasted for 5 days. It was fought on February 11 to 16, 1862.
February 12-16, 1862
Casualties for the Union at the Battle of Fort Donelson amounted to 2, 832. On the Confederate side, because of their surrender, the Confederates lost 16,623 soldiers.
The Union forces as Fort Donelsson surrendered to U.S. Grant.
Because that was where the Confederates had been able to re-group after their defeat at Fort Donelson.
The loss of the Confederate Fort Donelson was due in part of the ineptness of the Rebel commanders. Their commanders divided their forces in such a manner that allowed General Grant an easier path to victory.
Fort Donelson fell to the Union army February 16, 1862.
He captured Fort Henry on the Tennessee River and Fort Donelson on the Cumberland River.He won the battle of Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Appomattox.