Post by JEBGirl on Feb 13, 2008 17:46:55 GMT -5
February 13th
1862 -- The four day Battle of Fort Donelson, Tennessee, begins.
1865 -- The Confederacy approves the recruitment of slaves as soldiers, as long as the approval of their owners is gained.
February 15th
1862 -- Union General Ulysses S. Grant launches a major assault on Fort Donelson, Tenn.
1869 -- Charges of treason against Jefferson Davis are dropped.
February 16th
1862 -- Fort Donelson, Tennessee, falls to Grant's Federal forces, but not before Nathan Bedford Forrest escapes.
1865 -- Columbia, South Carolina, surrenders to Federal troops.
(from Historynet.com)
1862 -- The four day Battle of Fort Donelson, Tennessee, begins.
1865 -- The Confederacy approves the recruitment of slaves as soldiers, as long as the approval of their owners is gained.
February 15th
1862 -- Union General Ulysses S. Grant launches a major assault on Fort Donelson, Tenn.
1869 -- Charges of treason against Jefferson Davis are dropped.
February 16th
1862 -- Fort Donelson, Tennessee, falls to Grant's Federal forces, but not before Nathan Bedford Forrest escapes.
1865 -- Columbia, South Carolina, surrenders to Federal troops.
(from Historynet.com)
