MedicSN6 Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF3sHq4g5Ds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel~Sparta~ Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 (edited) I have visited many Civil Battlefields but This One has made the biggest impression so far. The USS CAIRO is there too. Edited April 12, 2011 by Steel~Sparta~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halli~SPARTA~ Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 My GGGrand father fought at Vicksburg with the 50th Tenn Reg. He was captured at Ft. Donalson, Tn. and sent to camp Douglas(POW) then exchanged and sent to Vicksburg to rejoin his unit. Thank goodness he survived or I would not be here! [X] Tennessean's fought for Tennessee, the last to leave the union and the first to rejoin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durka-Durka~SPARTA~ Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Halli, you should read "One Man's War." A good portion of the book is about the battle of Ft. Donelson and the prisoners captured there. Not to mention the cowardly politician general who left on a boat the night before, saying something like "be brave men!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halli~SPARTA~ Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Yep Gen. Floyd and Gen. Pillow skidattled leaving the post to Gen Buckner who was a friend of U.S.Grant and of course the famous words to Gen. Buckner after asking what conditions of surrender "Unconditional". It makes sense that Nathan Bedford Forest left as he was Cav and could move his company quickly. I'll have to find that book and take a read one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durka-Durka~SPARTA~ Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 http://www.amazon.com/Jack-Hinsons-One-Man-Civil-Sniper/dp/1589806409/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1302750610&sr=8-1 Not the best written book, but still fascinating. The whole damn Southern army could've gotten out, but they refused the intel by Forrest's scouts. Instead, folks like your GGGGfather were put in a prison camp to starve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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