Almost a year into the American Civil War, the Union forces laid siege to Fort Donelson. In this episode, we're going to find out why this fort was strategically important, and how Ulysses S Grant got ...

These are not people with whom we can negotiate, so turn to the lessons of history for dealing with non-negotiable opponents.

But why he should volunteer a quiet surrender, by telegraph ... from the fact that in stealing away from Fort Donelson they caused the retreating remnant of the rebel army to throw their small ...

Saturday was the Rubicon of Fort Donelson. The enemy had received strong ... from river bank to river bank around us. The news of the surrender reached Nashville, Tenn., by telegraph, on Sunday ...

That night, the commanders of Fort Donelson decided that they had to surrender, as they could not withstand a lengthy siege.