<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Battle of Fort Donelson </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Part of the American Civil War </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Battle of Fort Donelson , by Kurz and Allison ( 1887 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> February 11 , 1862 ( 1862 - 02 - 11 ) -- February 16 , 1862 ( 1862 - 02 - 16 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Fort Donelson , Stewart County , Tennessee 36 ° 29 ′ 38 '' N 87 ° 51 ′ 22 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 36.49381 ° N 87.85601 ° W ﻿ / 36.49381 ; - 87.85601 Coordinates : 36 ° 29 ′ 38 '' N 87 ° 51 ′ 22 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 36.49381 ° N 87.85601 ° W ﻿ / 36.49381 ; - 87.85601 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> Union victory </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States ( Union ) </Td> <Td> Confederate States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ulysses S. Grant Andrew H. Foote </Td> <Td> Simon Bolivar Buckner , Sr. ( POW ) Gideon J. Pillow John B. Floyd </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Units involved </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Army of the Tennessee ( District of Cairo ) </Li> <Li> Mississippi River Squadron </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Li> Army of Central Kentucky </Li> <Li> Fort Donelson Garrison </Li> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Strength </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24,531 </Td> <Td> 16,171 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Casualties and losses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2,691 total ( 507 killed 1,976 wounded 208 captured / missing ) </Td> <Td> 13,846 total ( 327 killed 1,127 wounded 12,392 captured / missing ) </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Battle of Fort Donelson </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Part of the American Civil War </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Battle of Fort Donelson , by Kurz and Allison ( 1887 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> February 11 , 1862 ( 1862 - 02 - 11 ) -- February 16 , 1862 ( 1862 - 02 - 16 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Fort Donelson , Stewart County , Tennessee 36 ° 29 ′ 38 '' N 87 ° 51 ′ 22 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 36.49381 ° N 87.85601 ° W ﻿ / 36.49381 ; - 87.85601 Coordinates : 36 ° 29 ′ 38 '' N 87 ° 51 ′ 22 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 36.49381 ° N 87.85601 ° W ﻿ / 36.49381 ; - 87.85601 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> Union victory </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States ( Union ) </Td> <Td> Confederate States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ulysses S. Grant Andrew H. Foote </Td> <Td> Simon Bolivar Buckner , Sr. ( POW ) Gideon J. Pillow John B. Floyd </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Units involved </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Army of the Tennessee ( District of Cairo ) </Li> <Li> Mississippi River Squadron </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Li> Army of Central Kentucky </Li> <Li> Fort Donelson Garrison </Li> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Strength </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24,531 </Td> <Td> 16,171 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Casualties and losses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2,691 total ( 507 killed 1,976 wounded 208 captured / missing ) </Td> <Td> 13,846 total ( 327 killed 1,127 wounded 12,392 captured / missing ) </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who won in the battle of fort donelson
who won in the battle of fort donelson
Union victory
Union victory