Tour Stop 3: Gunboats, Artillery and Fortifications: The Battle of Fort Donelson

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2 жыл бұрын

It's one of the most picturesque settings on any Civil War battlefield, Fort Donelson on the Cumberland River. In February of 1862, the Federal Army and Navy combined their efforts to open the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers. In the actions that followed, Middle Tennessee was opened to Federal incursions and the career of Ulysses S. Grant was placed on the fast track.
Join Garry Adelman and Greg Biggs for all of the action that followed in the struggle to bring the bastion of Fort Donelson to its knees. #FortDonelsonTour
This video is part of our Battlefield Tour Series covering Civil War Tennessee and Mississippi. View the full playlist here: • Civil War Tennessee/Mi...
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@jimcraig2521 2 жыл бұрын

Several years after taking a tour of Ft. Donelson (my wife's family settled near there in the early 1800s) I learned my great grandfather was captured by Vicksburg. His unit escaped Vicksburg just before Grant captured Vicksburg and was later wounded and captured at the battle of Peachtree Creek near Atlanta. He lived into his 80s.

@Diesel13b 2 жыл бұрын

Great place! I’m stationed 45 min from there. Love your content Finding Ft. Henry was an adventure all in itself

@gregbiggs5674 2 жыл бұрын

I am privileged to do many staff rides for units at Fort Campbell.

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent! I love Ft. Donelson. Learned a lot in this video!

@jacobmasters438 2 жыл бұрын

You put up a good video at Ft. Donelson as well. I used it as a reference point when I took my wife down their on an excursion. Amazing the things technology allows us to enjoy. Lol

@Gettysburg234 2 жыл бұрын

Hi I’m a big fan of you and Gettysburg

@jacobmasters438 2 жыл бұрын

Took my wife on an excursion down to TN back in June. Stayed in Clarksville. We visited Ft. Donelson. It was her first time ever visiting a Civil War battlefield.

@harolynallison6889 2 жыл бұрын

Wow I bet your wife enjoyed that trip I know when I was there I did

@bobreaderman5542 2 жыл бұрын

Terrific video. Thanks. Looking forward to your work and description of Shiloh.

@Unit13FREMSLT 2 жыл бұрын

When we were kids back in the 70's we would visit the fort on our way to Kentucky lake. There were 2 magazines in the hillside we could go into. In several places there were lots of lead ball ammo that was round and conical in shape lying on the surface of the ground. It was exciting to find such treasures. Also note the position of the cannon facing the bend in the river. Any boat coming around the bend wouldn't be able to retreat before coming under fire. Viewing your footage I can see they've improved the fort quite a bit over the years. Thanks for sharing.

@Mr7826 Жыл бұрын

I was stationed at Fort Cambell Ky after Viet-nam. We lived in a mobile home behind The Dover Truckstop, my interest in the Civil War started by visiting the Fort and spending a lot of my free days doing living history there, my son was born at the Clarksville hospital. I need to get back there and see the changes to the area. clp

@EclecticHillbilly 2 жыл бұрын

Even as well as this is photographed, it still doesn't capture the beauty of this site. One thing that has always struck me about visiting battlefields is how peaceful they are now. It's hard to fathom what they were like at the time of the battle.

@bhojrajthapa6272 Жыл бұрын

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@evanmyers100 2 жыл бұрын

Been to Fort Donaldson love this.

@dadsongs 2 жыл бұрын

You've probably heard this all before, but it's too bad that there is so little taught about Civil War naval action. I'm 63, and this is the first time I've heard about the action in this battle! Thanks so much.

@bjohnson515 2 жыл бұрын

A treasure of info and visual input

@stacyvonn8036 2 жыл бұрын

I always wondered what Fort Donelson look like... Thank you for giving us a Wonderful Inspection of the Infamous Confederate River Battery.....❤️💯❤️💯❤️

@SuperPhester 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Greg!!! Great job on the history lesson of Fort Donelson Battle! Thank you ABT!!!

@emintey 2 жыл бұрын

I've never been to Ft's Henry and Donelson, I have been to Ft. Darling on the James on a high bluff. Grant's campaign to take these forts was brilliant, the first of many. Sadly Grant and Lee couldn't be on the same side.

@davidcassity6593 7 ай бұрын

Ft Henry is under water there’s not much to see

@joshuatharpe9397 2 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite battlefields.

@craiggleason8386 2 жыл бұрын

Great job! Thanks

@travisbayles870 10 ай бұрын

My great great grandfather and 3 great uncle who in the 32nd Tennessee Infantry fought at Ft Donelson

@Michael-iw3ek 8 ай бұрын

Wow what a cool channel, I wish I found it earlier.

@jimmyjames9752 Жыл бұрын

SAVE OUR BATTLEFIELDS AMERICA 🇺🇸

@darrenrawlings9278 2 жыл бұрын

Greg is brilliant 👏

@darrenrawlings9278 2 жыл бұрын

Love how you do the map at the beginning great video

@stacyvonn8036 2 жыл бұрын

That's pretty intriguing how they skipped cannonball on the water.....

@badmoon8663 2 жыл бұрын

Video shows the strength of the Confederate position in regards to the gunboats on the river.

@gregbiggs5674 2 жыл бұрын

Very powerful - and as I mentioned the river boom a couple miles downstream prevents gunboat recon of the battery as they had been able to do at Fort Henry. They really dinged up Foote's ironclads badly here.

@donaldshryock2852 Жыл бұрын

The only battle field. I went to because of my great grandfather fought there . With the 11th Illinois volunteer infantry regiment company B . Alfred Whitfield.

@gequitz 2 жыл бұрын

I didn't know the Navy didn't turn their ships around, just let them float downstream

@samshutt4359 2 жыл бұрын

visited here9 years ago

@jorgemartinpaez4376 2 жыл бұрын

the fighting was more intense??? oh my???

@johnresto1603 2 жыл бұрын

What book is Greg using?

@gregbiggs5674 2 жыл бұрын

The maps I used mostly came from Kendall Gott's fine book on Henry-Donelson - "Where The South lost The Civil War." Kendall is a historian at the US Army Command & General Staff College's Combat Studies Institute and a friend.

@johnresto1603 2 жыл бұрын

@@gregbiggs5674 thank you very much and great videos