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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 that's why, at least the south doesn't remember it quite as well. now, let's 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 remembered with you all here. thank you for coming here. i do see nice changes coming about. for ins...

>> the push of today is not to give a blow by blow of the battle. i've been asked to give random thoughts if the 150 years that have passed since the battle. i'll focus my remarks on that. for more detailed analysis of that, my book, i would love for you to buy that, but there's some others out there, too. dr. kuhning wrote an excellent book on the battle itself and the short film that's involved here and the interpretation with the rangers, seek those out for the blow by blow. we'll have more of a macro level for this here. it is exciting to be here for the 150th anniversary. as his...

looks, i see already. railroads? yeah, there's 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 they're put on a steamboat and brought up here. railroads, pretty neat. telegraph was still fairly new in the united states, too. telegraph lines will be s...

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. it's 50 minutes. >> purpose of my -- of today is not really to give the down and dirty blow by blow of the battle. i've been asked to give a few random thoughts about the 150 years that have passed since the battle and the importance of a battle. i'll focus my remarks on that. for more detailed analysis of that, my book, i would love for you to b...

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 visitor's center in dover, tennessee. it's 50 minutes. >> the purpose of today is not really to give the down and dirty blow by blow of the battle. i've 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 i'll focus my remarks on that. for more detailed analysis of that of course my book i'd love for you to buy that. but there's some...