In the course of the Union capture of Confederate Fort Donelson, the Union casualties came to 2,300 soldiers.
The Confederate casualties at Fort Donelson were: 2,000 killed or wounded, 11,000 prisoners.
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The fall of Fort Donelson in 1862 secured the flank of the Union forces in that area. General Henry Halleck took this opportunity to have Union forces to move up the Tennessee River as far as was possible.
The capture of Fort Donelson during the American Civil War was achieved by Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant in February 1862. The victory was significant as it opened up the Tennessee River to Union invasion and marked a turning point in the Western Theater of the war. The Confederate commander, General Simon Bolivar Buckner, ultimately surrendered the fort, leading to Grant's rise in prominence.
The Union victory at Fort Donelson, headed by General Ulysses S. Grant, took place in February 1862. This battle victory came along with the capture of Fort Henry. The battles were in northwest Tennessee, and was the first major victory fro the Union.
The Confederate casualties at Fort Donelson were: 2,000 killed or wounded, 11,000 prisoners.
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.
On Feb.16,1862, Fort Donelson fell when the Confederate Army under Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner surrendered to Grant's Union Army.
Fort Donelson fell to the Union army February 16, 1862.
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.
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At the time of US Grant's capture, mainly Fort Donelson, it endangered Nashville, Tennessee. It also opened up Union forces to use the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers. These river ways enabled, if it could be done, the Union to strike deep into the western part of the Confederacy.
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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 Battle of Fort Donelson in Tennessee was a key victory for the Union early on into the US Civil War. One significant factor in the Union victory was the help of Union gunboats to bombard the Confederate fort and troops mounting a counterattack against Federal forces. The capture of the fort gave the North control of the Cumberland River. The battle took place from February 11, 1862 to the 16th of that month.