The world: historical and actual . ebru-ary 6, FortHenry wascompelled tosurrender, andten days laterFort Donel-son was atthe mercy ofFoote andGrant, acting in concert. Grant being in command ofthe department of West Tennessee. Buckner wasin commandof the fort. |~He openednegotiationsfor capitula-tion, whenGrant madethe memor-able reply, No termsexcept un-conditionaland immedi-ate surren-der can be accepted. I propose to move immediately on your works. Theterms were ac-cepted andfifteen thousandprisoners fell in-to the hands ofthe captors. Thatcapture, the re-|i suit largely ofFootes gun-boats,
The world: historical and actual . ebru-ary 6, FortHenry wascompelled tosurrender, andten days laterFort Donel-son was atthe mercy ofFoote andGrant, acting in concert. Grant being in command ofthe department of West Tennessee. Buckner wasin commandof the fort. |~He openednegotiationsfor capitula-tion, whenGrant madethe memor-able reply, No termsexcept un-conditionaland immedi-ate surren-der can be accepted. I propose to move immediately on your works. Theterms were ac-cepted andfifteen thousandprisoners fell in-to the hands ofthe captors. Thatcapture, the re-|i suit largely ofFootes gun-boats, was thefoundation ofGrants popular-ity. It placed hisname in the headranK and occasioned many ;i prediction that he if the war. Fort would prove the supreme herDonelson sur-rendered Feb-ruary 16. The next im-portant eventwas the battleof Pea Ridge,or Elkhorn,Missouri. Botharmies concen-trated, the Con-federates underVan Dorn, theFederals un-der Curtis. The earl van began March 7, and was not terminated un-til the next.
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