The Battle of Fort Donelson: No Terms but Unconditional Surrender By James R Knight
In a two week campaign plagued by rising flood waters and brutal winter weather, two armies collided in rural Tennessee to fight over two forts that controlled the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers. Historian James R. Knight paints a picture of this crucial but often neglected and misunderstood turning point.
The Bigby Grays were assigned to the 3rd Brigade known as the Brown Brigade under Colonel John C Brown and the Right Wing Division under Brigadier General Simon Buckner Sr. The Battle of Fort Donelson was the first battle for our Bigby Grays. One, they would never forget.
In a two week campaign plagued by rising flood waters and brutal winter weather, two armies collided in rural Tennessee to fight over two forts that controlled the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers. Historian James R. Knight paints a picture of this crucial but often neglected and misunderstood turning point.
The Bigby Grays were assigned to the 3rd Brigade known as the Brown Brigade under Colonel John C Brown and the Right Wing Division under Brigadier General Simon Buckner Sr. The Battle of Fort Donelson was the first battle for our Bigby Grays. One, they would never forget.
In a two week campaign plagued by rising flood waters and brutal winter weather, two armies collided in rural Tennessee to fight over two forts that controlled the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers. Historian James R. Knight paints a picture of this crucial but often neglected and misunderstood turning point.
The Bigby Grays were assigned to the 3rd Brigade known as the Brown Brigade under Colonel John C Brown and the Right Wing Division under Brigadier General Simon Buckner Sr. The Battle of Fort Donelson was the first battle for our Bigby Grays. One, they would never forget.