Battle of Fort Donelson
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The Battle of Fort Donelson was a major early Union victory in the American Civil War that opened the Cumberland River as an invasion route into the Confederate heartland and elevated Ulysses S. Grant to national prominence.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Fort Donelson canonical | 6 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Siege of Fort Donelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Tennessee campaign of 1862 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Fort Henry–Fort Donelson campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
Confederate States of America
NERFINISHED
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United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Andrew H. Foote
NERFINISHED
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Gideon J. Pillow NERFINISHED ⓘ John B. Floyd NERFINISHED ⓘ Simon Bolivar Buckner Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ConfederateCasualtiesApprox | about 13,000 ⓘ |
| ConfederateStrengthApprox | about 15,000–17,000 troops ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| endDate | 1862-02-16 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Shiloh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fortification | Fort Donelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Western front of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| involved |
Confederate Army of Central Kentucky
NERFINISHED
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Union Army of the Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Western Gunboat Flotilla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Fort Donelson, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
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Stewart County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nicknameConferred | Unconditional Surrender Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Elevated Ulysses S. Grant to national prominence
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First major Union victory in the Western Theater ⓘ Grant’s demand for "unconditional and immediate surrender" ⓘ |
| partOf | Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Fort Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| river | Cumberland River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1862-02-11 ⓘ |
| state | Tennessee ⓘ |
| stateOfFort | Confederate fortification on the Cumberland River ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
Forced Confederate evacuation of Nashville
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Opened the Cumberland River as a Union invasion route into the Confederate interior ⓘ Weakened Confederate control of Tennessee and Kentucky ⓘ |
| surrenderedForce | Confederate garrison at Fort Donelson ⓘ |
| surrenderedTo | Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater | Western Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | land battle ⓘ |
| UnionCasualtiesApprox | about 2,800 ⓘ |
| UnionStrengthApprox | about 25,000 troops ⓘ |
| year | 1862 ⓘ |
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