Disaster at Fort Donelson
•January 23, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
Ulysses S. Grant altered the course of the war in the west for the Union Army in February 1862 with the capture of Forts Henry and Donelson. More »
•January 23, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
Ulysses S. Grant altered the course of the war in the west for the Union Army in February 1862 with the capture of Forts Henry and Donelson. More »
•January 21, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
When Nathan Bedford Forrest’s angry horsemen surrounded Fort Pillow, the defendants refusal to surrender forced him to make costly frontal attack. More »
•January 15, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
William Wells had a knack for gathering intelligence that made him indispensable to the U.S. military during the early years of the Republic. More »
•January 11, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
Albert W. Boam, a former B-24 navigator, recalls his training, bombing the Reich, getting shot down, and surviving months in a German POW camp. More »
•January 9, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
From a wealthy Ohio family, William Haines Lytle was destined for fame in politics and on the battlefield. He found the latter at a tragic cost. More »
•December 21, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
For three weeks Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan’s Confederate cavalry raided across Indiana and Ohio, destroying railroads, bridges and private property. More »
•December 17, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
Ulysses S. Grant smashed Forts Henry and Donelson in Kentucky, became the Union’s premier commander, and opened up Tennessee to a Federal invasion. More »
•October 11, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
Attempting to draw Kentucky into the Confederacy, the Rebels risked it all at the 1862 Battle of Richmond. More »
