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The Battle of Fort Donelson was fought from February 11–16, 1862, in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. The Union capture of the Confederate fort near the Tennessee–Kentucky border opened the Cumberland River, an important avenue for the invasion of the South. The Union's success also elevated Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant from an obscure and largely unproven leader to the rank of maj...
50th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry, CSA: Unit Details Return to Results CONFEDERATE TENNESSEE TROOPS 50th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry OVERVIEW: 50th (Old) Infantry Regiment was organized at Fort Donelson, Tennessee, in December, 1861. Its members were raised in the counties of Montgomery, Dickson, Cheatham, Stewart, Humphreys, and Davidson. In January, 1862, the unit reported 499 present for du...