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Following the relatively-easy capture of Fort Henry by Flag Officer Foote’s gunboat flotilla on February 6th, Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant begins marching his District of Cairo overland to capture nearby Fort Donelson, overlooking the Cumberland River. However, unlike Fort Henry, Fort Donelson will prove to be a tough nut to crack.

Music from Flimstro: https://filmstro.com/music/

Sources:

The Fort Henry-Fort Donelson Campaign: The History and Legacy of the Union Victories that Made Ulysses S. Grant a Major General
by Charles River Editors

The Battle of Fort Donelson: No Terms But Unconditional Surrender (Civil War Series)
part of the Civil War Sesquicentennial Series

The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant
by Ulysses S. Grant

Military History of Ulysses S. Grant from 1861 to 1865
by Adam Badeau

Script written by J. Woody

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