Fort Donnellson was located on the Cumberland River in Tennessee. It was located 10 miles from Fort Henry. The fort was surrendered to Northern forces in 1862.
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∙ 2017-12-20 04:00:16The Confederate casualties at Fort Donelson were: 2,000 killed or wounded, 11,000 prisoners.
Fort Henry was on the Tennessee River, and Fort Donelson was on the Cumberland.
In the course of the Union capture of Confederate Fort Donelson, the Union casualties came to 2,300 soldiers.
Grant's Army employed 24,531 soldiers, Confederate's 16,171.
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The Confederate casualties at Fort Donelson were: 2,000 killed or wounded, 11,000 prisoners.
Fort Henry was on the Tennessee River, and Fort Donelson was on the Cumberland.
In the course of the Union capture of Confederate Fort Donelson, the Union casualties came to 2,300 soldiers.
On Feb.16,1862, Fort Donelson fell when the Confederate Army under Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner surrendered to Grant's Union Army.
Fort Donelson was a Confederate (southern) fort, and was captured by the northern army in February, 1862. U. S. Grant was in command of the Yankee (northern) forces.
Because they had been recently built as such. And Halleck's first order to Grant was to capture them. In the case of Donelson, Grant captured 15,000 Confederate prisoners.
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.
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.
Grant's Army employed 24,531 soldiers, Confederate's 16,171.
It was a major victory for the Union and was one of General Grant's early victories.
The commanding general at Fort Donelson was John Buchanan Floyd CSA. After that place was effectively enveloped by Union troops, Floyd escaped after passing the command to Simon Buckner, who actually surrendered the fort to U.S Grant on 16 February 1862.
The Battle of Fort Donelson was fought on February 14-15, 1862.