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Battles of the Federal Penetration up the Cumberland a… | HearLore
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Battles of the Federal Penetration up the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers of the American Civil War
Battle of Fort HenryOn the 3rd of September 1861, Confederate Brig. Gen. Gideon J. Pillow occupied Columbus, Kentucky. This action shattered the state's declared neutrality in…
Battle of Fort DonelsonThe Battle of Fort Donelson began on the 12th of February 1862, in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. Union forces had just captured Fort Henry…
Battle of ShilohIn February 1862, Union forces under Ulysses S. Grant secured victories at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson along the Tennessee River and Cumberland River.