Fort Donelson: Early in the Civil War the Union was having little success in the eastern theater of the war. But in the west they began to have success and their first major victory would come here at Fort Donelson. Questions below:
1. What other fort besides Fort Donelson was a major defensive position for the Confederates protecting the Mississippi River Valley?
2. Fort Donelson sits on what river?
3. The Confederates attacked the Union right side in an attempt to clear the road to where?
4. What conditions did Ulysses S. Grant offer to the Confederates?
5. Why do you think the Confederates retreated after successfully attacking the Union right?
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