MAPS OF HISTORY · ON THIS DAY · February 16
THE DAY IN HISTORY · FEBRUARY 16
February 16 in history
1862 — Forts Henry & Donelson
6–16 Feb 1862 — Grant’s gunboats and infantry take the twin river forts; his terms — “unconditional and immediate surrender” — give him a nickname and the North a hero. Nashville falls within days; the river roads into the Confederacy stand open.
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