Fort Donelson Campaign

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_campaigns
gptkbp:aftermath Surrender of Fort Donelson
gptkbp:casualties Union casualties approximately 2,691
Confederate casualties approximately 1,600
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:Union
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Simon_Bolivar_Buckner
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:date February 1862
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Shiloh
gptkbp:historical_documentation Military reports
Books on Civil War history
Newspaper articles from 1862
Personal accounts of soldiers
Official records of the War of the Rebellion
gptkbp:historical_impact Boosted Union morale
Increased Union control in the Western Theater
Led to the capture of Nashville
Strengthened Grant's reputation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fort Donelson Campaign
gptkbp:key_battles gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Donelson
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:National_Park_Service
Educational programs
Historical reenactments
Commemoration events
Monuments and memorials
gptkbp:location gptkb:Tennessee
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:Siege_warfare
Flanking maneuvers
Use of artillery
Naval support from the U. S. Navy
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Simon_Bolivar_Buckner
gptkb:James_B._Mc_Pherson
gptkb:Andrew_H._Foote
gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:Gideon_Pillow
gptkb:Jefferson_Davis
gptkb:Lew_Wallace
gptkb:George_Mc_Clellan
gptkb:John_Mc_Clernand_Jr.
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Henry
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance Opened the Cumberland River to Union invasion
gptkbp:strategy Encirclement of Confederate forces
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fort_Donelson
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4