Grade Range: 5-12Resource Type(s): Primary Source, ArtifactsDate Posted: 12/30/2010
On February 16, 1862, General Buckner surrendered Fort Donelson. The unconditional surrender created jubilation throughout the North and shock in Dixie. It was the North’s first major victory of the Civil War, opening the way into the very heart of the Confederacy.
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In September 1861 Ulysses S. Grant was appointed Brigadier General of Volunteers by Pre...
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Fleishman's depiction of the first Civil War battle relies on individual voices to give a human f...
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