Gunboats under the command of Andrew Foote caused havoc among the Confederates during this battle by shelling their positions.
A general withdrew from a surprise attack at this battle when he realized that if he was captured, he might be tried for the graft he had committed as Secretary of War. Gunboats under the command of Andrew Foote caused havoc among the Confederates during this battle by shelling their positions. This battle ended shortly after John Floyd and Gideon (*) Pillow fled down the Cumberland River, leaving Simon Bolivar Buckner in command of the Confederate forces. As a result of this battle, Albert Sydney Johnston did not have enough soldiers to win the battle of Shiloh two months later. For 10 points, name this 1862 Union victory in Tennessee in which Ulysses S.Â Grant earned the nickname "Unconditional Surrender" by capturing the namesake fort.
A general withdrew from a surprise attack at this battle when he realized that if he was captured, he might be tried for the graft he had committed as Secretary of War.
Battle of Fort Donelson