Unconditional Surrender: The Fall of Fort Donelson

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National Park Service

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$7.99

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Official Store

Fortress. Redoubt. Stronghold. Tower. Castle. Bastion. No matter the word for them, forts across the United States have stood the test of time and the elements, even after they outlived their usefulness. Between their splintered beams and cracked brick facades, the story of a nation is told. “ No terms except unconditional and immediate surrender can be expected , ” replied Ulysses S. ‘ Unconditional Surrender ’ Grant to Buckner’s terms at the conclusion of the Battle of Fort Donelson . The Confederacy built Fort Donelson in 1862 to protect their stronghold in much of Tennessee and Kentucky…