The Battle of Fort Donelson (February 11-16, 1862) was one of the Union’s first major victories in the American Civil War (1861-65). A week after capturing Fort Henry on the Tennessee River, Union ...

DOVER, Tenn. – On the historic grounds of Fort Donelson, Tennessee, where Union and Confederate forces once clashed during the Civil War, a new generation of Illinois Army National Guard leaders ...

It’s been said, and documented in diary form, that when Union gunboats and Confederate heavy artillery exchanged "Iron Valentines" at Fort Donelson in Dover on Feb. 14, 1862, the noise of battle was ...

Walking along the bluffs of the Cumberland River in northern Tennessee, you can imagine the sound of cannon fire and bugle calls that would have permeated the site about 150 years ago. Military ...

The unconditional surrender of Fort Donelson was the North's first major victory of the Civil War, opening the way into the very heart of the Confederacy. This new film offers viewers insight into the ...

Connie Wilson, a wildlife photographer by hobby, spotted a small, barely visible head earlier this month in a bald eagle’s nest she frequently chronicles at Fort Donelson National Battlefield. Weeks ...

The Battle of Fort Donelson on the Cumberland River near Dover, Tenn., marks the first major Union battlefield victory of the Civil War, 150 years ago this week in 1862.

On the C-SPAN Networks: Douglas J. Richardson is a Chief for Resource Education and Visitor Services in the Fort Donelson National Battlefield with one video in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first ...

Known as the “Wizard of the Saddle” for his ingenious use of cavalry forces during the Civil War, Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest rose from the rank of private to lieutenant general despite ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Kendall Gott talked about the Civil War Battle of Fort Donelson. This was the first major Union victory of the war, which opened up much of Kentucky ...