161 years ago today, the Confederate garrison at Fort Donelson surrendered to U.S. forces under General U.S. Grant. This was the first major Confederate army to surrender, and first of three Grant would capture during the war. Fort Donelson’s commander was Simon Bolivar Buckner, a prewar friend of Grant’s who had been handed command when … Continue reading Where Is Pillow? – Grant and Buckner at Donelson