At Fort Henry, General Grant still fought with a little of the amateur soldier in him. At Fort Donelson, he learned what it meant to command, and what it meant to create victory in the face of seeming disaster. Though Confederacy put up a stern defence of the last link in their strategic lines, U. S. Grant earned a new nickname on a snowswept winter morning: Unconditional Surrender.
Episode 72: Unconditional Surrender
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Episode 72: Unconditional Surrender
Grant Takes Donelson; February 16th, 1862
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Episode 72: Unconditional Surrender