Battle of Fort Donelson

A major event in United States history, that shaped the way our country is today, was the American Civil War (1861-1865). Some of the people that played a huge role in the war include, Ulysses S. Grant, William Tecumseh Sherman, and President Abraham Lincoln. The Civil War was a fight between the Union army (the North) and the Confederate army (the South) about whether or not slavery should be practiced in the United States. Ulysses S. Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman played key roles in the…

generals were Robert E. Lee and General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson. General McClellan was appointed as a commander after the Battle of Bull Run and helped the inexperienced troops become better soldiers in battle. In page 492 in the American Nation book it states, “McClellan, however, was very cautions. He delayed, leading his troops into battle.” While General McClellan went to battle trying to capture the Confederate capital, General Robert E. Lee attacked McClellan men and had to retreat.…

When the dispute began fort Sumter was unoccupied. But major Robert Anderson soon moved his small force into Sumter from fort Moultrie. The most fierce battle was the battle of Shiloh. The battle was named after a church on the battlefield. In february 1862 union forces led by general grant and they captured fort henry and fort donelson both in Northern Tennessee. The loss of these forts forced Johnston's Confederate troops to retreat South to Corinth Mississippi…

president, became president, the South left the US and became the Confederacy. On April 12, 1861, the Confederacy attacked Fort Sumter. This attack sparked Grant to rejoin the army. Grant’s volunteers took the town of Paducah, Kentucky when Kentucky went into chaos. Grant's victories and troops put pressure on Fort Henry and Fort Donelson. After the assault of Fort Donelson, Grant earned the title Major General of the Volunteers. On April 1862, Grant moved his troops in Tennessee.…

Lieutenant Loreta Janeta Velazquez was born on June 26, 1842 to a wealthy family in Cuba. When she was 7 she was sent to school in New Orleans, where she lived with her aunt. In 1856, when Loreta was 14, ran away secretly to marry an officer in the Texan army. When Texas seceded from the Union in 1861, her husband joined the Confederate army and Velazquez pleaded with him to allow her to join him. When her husband refused Loreta had a uniform made and disguised herself as a man, using the man…

The Battle of Vicksburg took place on May 18-July 4, 1863, located near the Mississippi River. Union Commander Ulysses S. Grant led with a count of about 77,000 men. While the Confederate commander led with about a total of 33,000 men. This was a very important turning point for both the union and confederate party, being that the Mississippi River was a very important spot for both. For the confederates, the supplies and goods that came from the south and the north were a vital lifeline of…

Louisiana secede in January 1861. The war effectively began the moment South Carolina passed the act of secessions. The south that the union remove its forces from government installations in the South. The most visible government installation was fort Sumter in Charleston…

tactics during the Civil War. Though, the civil war itself were changing how people perceived war (aka rifles and precise cannons). Early in the war, Grant was an unknown general in the west. He later gain fame with the successful strikes at Fort Henry and Donelson. However, Grant and the army ran into trouble when attacking Corinth, Mississippi. The army was caught unaware and the bloodbath of Shiloh took place. Though, the Union was victorious, but people/soldiers were mad at the bloodbath and…

Two of the most important Union leaders were Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant. Abraham Lincoln was the President of the United States during the Civil War from 1861 to 1865. Lincoln’s goal of the Civil War was to restore the Union, not to end slavery. Although this may be true, his goal, on the other hand had alternated to ending slavery towards the end of the Civil War. To weaken the Confederacy Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed slaves in the Confederate…

Lieutenant General, and became the President of the United States of America from 1869 until 1877. Despite this vast array of distinguished roles, it can be argued that Grant did not receive military distinction until his victories at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, within the American Civil War, as this produced him as…