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A Dictionary of American History
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Fort Donnelson, Battle of
Fort Donnelson, Battle of (Tenn.) On 6 February 1862, Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant’s 15,000 Federals (supported by four navy gunboats) took Brigadier General Lloyd Tilghman’s garrison, most of which had gone to Fort Henry to avoid capture. USA losses: none. CSA losses: 5 killed, 11 wounded, 63 captured. The victory opened the Tennessee River to US naval operations and forced the retreat of General Albert Johnston’s 26,000 Confederate troops from Ky.
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Chicago:
Thomas L. Purvis, "Fort Donnelson, Battle of," A Dictionary of American History in A Dictionary of American History (Cambridge, Mass.: Blackwell Reference, 1995), Original Sources, accessed July 5, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=1679H9TVRFJXUF2.
MLA:
Purvis, Thomas L. "Fort Donnelson, Battle of." A Dictionary of American History, in A Dictionary of American History, Cambridge, Mass., Blackwell Reference, 1995, Original Sources. 5 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=1679H9TVRFJXUF2.
Harvard:
Purvis, TL, 'Fort Donnelson, Battle of' in A Dictionary of American History. cited in 1995, A Dictionary of American History, Blackwell Reference, Cambridge, Mass.. Original Sources, retrieved 5 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=1679H9TVRFJXUF2.
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