FORTS HENRY & DONELSON (Part the First)

Henry Wager Halleck (1815-1872)

In which we give the background to Ulysses S. Grant’s February, 1862 campaign to capture Forts Henry & Donelson in northern Tennessee.

Our book recommendation for this episode is Forts Henry and Donelson: The Key to the Confederate Heartland by Benjamin F. Cooling.

Listen to Episode 89: HenryDonelsonPartFirst