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The River Batteries at Fort Donelson - Construction, Armament and Battles, 1861-1862 (Paperback)
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The River Batteries at Fort Donelson - Construction, Armament and Battles, 1861-1862 (Paperback)
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Unprepared for invasion, Tennessee joined the Confederacy in June
1861. The state's long border and three major rivers with northern
access made defense difficult. Cutting through critical
manufacturing centers, the Cumberland River led directly to the
capital city of Nashville. To thwart Federal attack, engineers
hastily constructed river batteries as part of the defenses that
would come to be known as Fort Donelson, downstream near the town
of Dover. Ulysses S. Grant began moving up the rivers in early
1862. In last-minute desperation, two companies of volunteer
infantry and a company of light artillerymen were deployed to the
hastily constructed batteries. On February 14, they slugged it out
with four City-class ironclads and two timber-clads, driving off
the gunboats with heavy casualties, while only losing one man. This
book details the construction, armament, and battle for the Fort
Donelson river batteries.
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