February 11, 1862---The Battle of Fort Donelson: Day One

FEBRUARY 11, 1862:          

The Battle of Fort Donelson   (Day One):  A major Civil War battle and a Union victory, the Battle of Fort Donelson followed immediately upon the fall of Fort Henry on February 6^th. After Fort Henry (on the Mississippi River) fell, the uncaptured Confederate forces withdrew overland to Fort Donelson (on the Cumberland River), some 12 miles away). Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant begins to invest Fort Donelson.