Battle of Fort Donelson

Jackson from trying to kill natives to now rescuing them? The answer might be in the next two letters between Andrew Jackson and his wife. In a letter from Rachel Donelson Jackson to Andrew Jackson, dated March 21, 1814, she writes about the relationship of Andrew and Lyncia [Lyncola], “he [Andrew] is well talks very much of his Little Lyncaia [Lyncola]” In this particular letter we are seeing the Native American baby being treated as a family member not as a servant or slave. To further this…

learned from the Generals. After the battle, he was highly complimented for his bravery and tactics. Even though he was complimented, he felt that the war was…

Ann (Forrester) Dunaway was the daughter of Hezekiah Forrester (1797-1847) and Winney Reeves (1803-1863). Samuel W. Dunaway was part of the Confederate Civil War Soldier force that surrendered at Fort Donelson in February 1862. He was exchanged six months later and returned to the regiment before the Battle at Port Hudson. Samuel W. Dunaway writes to his wife from “Camp Clark” where the 42nd Tennessee was organizing. This Confederate Civil War Soldier Letter was written on December 18th, 1861.…

Lee and the North Virginia Army to come to terms of surrender. Grant and his men took a different approach to fighting this war. While many other forces of the Union were more focused on taking over towns and forts, Grant was focused on chasing down General Robert E. Lee. The Civil War finally came closer to ending when Grant had chased down the Confederate troops to Appomattox Courthouse. It was here that Robert E. Lee finally surrendered in 1865. In the…

herself as a man so that she could join a nearby regiment in the Confederacy and later became a spy to scout out Union strategies and other information that would be useful. All of Velázquez’s experiences are described in her autobiography, The Woman in Battle: A Narrative of the Exploits, Adventures, and Travels of Madame Loreta Janeta Velazquez, Otherwise Known as Lieutenant Harry T. Buford, Confederate States Army. Loreta Janeta Velázquez was born in Cuba in 1842. At the age of seven, she…

The first major battle was the First Battle of Bull Run which snapped the Union into reality that this war might last more than just a couple of months and gave the Confederates a sense that they might actually win this war. Before this war General McDowell didn’t think the army was ready and that was proven during this battle. The objective of the battle was to capture the town of Manassas, which was an important rail road junction south…

cavalry in battles and won praise from General George Washington. When Lee turned 18, he enrolled in West Point Academy where he had major success, graduating with 5 other cadets in his class. After school, he married Mary Custis in June of 1831 and went on to have seven children. Lee went all around the country looking for work as his family stayed in Virginia, going to places such as: New York, St. Louis, Savannah, and Baltimore. Then in 1846, the Mexican-American War began. Lee’s first…

Civil War Outcomes The major factors of key battles, resources, and leaders determined the outcome of the Civil War. Where the Civil War, a war between two groups within the same country, occurred in the United States from 1861-1865 (“American Civil War History” 1). Consisting of two groups, first, the southerners, as the Confederate States of America, who declared secession from the United States of America; and the northerners, going…

In the article he gives us a run down on how Bragg took Pensacola, Florida, similar to what happened to Fort Sumter in South Carolina. Hay's also explains how the strict discipline and holding accountability of his fellow service members led him to be one of the most hated. The article goes on to tell us about Bragg's journey through the south and his campaign…

the reckless captures of forts Henry and Donelson. Also by capturing the capital of Tennessee, and wouldn’t stop in any of the battles even if it meant killing most of his own forces. Lets not forget the time Grant had a siege on Vicksburg nothing went in or went out, because attacking the city, and killing plenty of innocent people wasn’t enough no he had to starve…