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anybody, so it was -- the action report was able to pass through, but by and large, he was out of reach. and bushrod johnson, who walked out of here on his own he was pretty quiet about the whole thing too. it was an embarrassment to the general officers, so maybe thats why, at least the south doesnt remember it quite as well. now, lets see. in concluding my actual informal remarks here, it will be a travesty to allow ft. donelson to be not remembered as well as it should be. it is rem...

>> the push of today is not to give a blow by blow of the battle. ive been asked to give random thoughts if the 150 years that have passed since the battle. ill focus my remarks on that. for more detailed analysis of that, my book, i would love for you to buy that, but theres some others out there, too. dr. kuhning wrote an excellent book on the battle itself and the short film thats involved here and the interpretation with the rangers, seek those out for the blow by blow. well have m...

looks, i see already. railroads? yeah, theres no railroads at donelson or dover, ten. you need troops, you need a railroad. you get them on the rail, take bowling green, for example, take it by rail to clarksville just up the river, get on a steam boat, come down. so railroads are in use. the same for supplies. grant is going to use the railroads for supply. they all come down by either boat or railroad to kayrow, illinois, where theyre put on a steamboat and brought up here. railroads...

author kendall gott discusses the battle of ft. donelson. mr. gott is professor at u.s. army combined center and the author of where the south lost the war, an analysis of the ft. henry/ft. donelson campaign. this took plate at ft. donelson. its 50 minutes. >> purpose of my -- of today is not really to give the down and dirty blow by blow of the battle. ive been asked to give a few random thoughts about the 150 years that have passed since the battle and the importance of a battle. ill...

pivotal victory for the union in 1862. mr. gott is the author of "where the south lost the war" an analysis of the fort henry, fort donelson campaign. this took place at the visitors center in dover, tennessee. its 50 minutes. >> the purpose of today is not really to give the down and dirty blow by blow of the battle. ive been asked to give a few random thoughts about the 150 years that have passed since the battle and the importance of the battle. and ill focus my remarks on that. for...

its 50 minutes. >> my purpose today is not to give the down and dirty blow by blow of the battle. ive been asked to give a few random thoughts about the 150 years that passed since the battle and the importance of the battle. and ill focus my remarks on that. for more detailed analysis of that, of course i would love for you to buy my book. there are some others out there, too. there was an excellent book on the battle itself. and then the short film involved here and the interpretatio...