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Battle of Fort Donelson
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"The 2nd and 7th Iowa and the 52nd Indiana headed by General Smith storming up the rebel works at Fort Donelson causing its surrender to General Grant the next morning." The sketch includes soldiers on a battlefield, men on horseback pulling a wagon with a cannon and some wounded and dying soldiers.
February 15, 1862
Simplot, A. (Alexander), 1837-1914 (draftsman)
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Charge of the 2nd Iowa on Fort Donelson
1862
Preliminary sketch of a battlefield with trees and human outlines.
Exterior of Fort Donelson
Exterior of Fort Donelson with landscape including sparse buildings and trees.
Hospital Sketch
circa 1861-1862
"Hospital and (indecipherable) during the last days battle at Fort Donelson on the Tennessee." Building with people and several trees.
Map of Missouri Sketch
circa 1862
A hand-drawn map of the state of Missouri with a separate drawing of a map showing Fort Henry and Fort Donelson. The Missouri map includes Jefferson City and surrounding towns and Springfield and s...
Sketch of Battle of Island #10
April 1862
Notes include: Sketch of Battle of Island #10. Sketch of Fort Pillow Tennessee. Gen. Pope had command of the land troops.
Men and Cannons
1862
Cannons aimed out of several openings. Soldiers are working with cannons.
