#OnThisDay in 1862 Lew is at the siege of Fort Donelson in Tennessee. Confederates makes a stand at Donelson with 12,000 men, who are soon faced by Grantโs army of 25,000. The fort is captured, but only after several Confederate officers escape.
#OnThisDay in 1862 CSA Brig. Gen. Gideon Pillow arrives at Fort Donelson (TN) and has his men improve the fort's defenses. Nearly 20,000 men are posted at Donelson.
#OnThisDay in 1887, the Lawrence, Kansas, Evening Tribune reported: "There are yet a few more full sized tickets left for the course of lectures headed by General Lew Wallace, January 22, 1887, who will have the next one. Remember the place, Plymouth church, south side."
#OnThisDay in 1862 Brig. Gen Smith's command, including Lew Wallace, leaves Paducah on a 10-day march through sleet & mud to the Tennessee River; they reconnoiter Fort Henry and begin to plan. #CivilWar
#OnThisDay in 1862 Lew Wallace complains that his men have not been paid for five months. IN Govenor Oliver P. Morton ensures they are paid before January is over.
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