Fort Donelson, Battle of, Tenn., 1862.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from Cincinnati, Ohio, to Miss Robie A. Phiney, Cazenovia, New York
Collection
Identifier: SC 01631
Scope and Contents
Four page letter from an unnamed author to her sister. In it, she references family or friends who are under orders to march, anticipating a battle soon as a result. She also references the battle at Fort Donelson. Other portions of her letter refer to visits and communication with mutually known individuals, a literary club begun by women in her area in which she participates, and her dismay at the notion that her sister wants to buy wine glasses as she prefers her sibling to be a...
Dates:
1862 March 09
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Simon Bolivar Buckner Letters
Collection
Identifier: SC 00322
Scope and Contents
The document displays correspondence between Simon Bolivar Buckner, Head Quarters at Fort Donelson, Tennessee, and Brig. Gen. Ulysses Simpson Grant, Commanding U.S. Forces, near Fort Donelson, Tennessee. Buckner suggests an armistice in order to appoint a commissioner to agree upon terms of capitulation. Grant states that no terms except unconditional and immediate surrender will be accepted; and that he intends to move upon his works immediately. Facsimile.
Dates:
1862 February 16
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center