However, being a maps junkie, the maps in his book didn’t quite set the visual stage for me in terms of understanding the terrain. My first title on the Fort Henry and Donelson campaign was Benjamin Franklin Cooling’s wonderful book, Forts Henry and Donelson – The Keys to the Confederate Heartland (University of Tennessee Press, 1988). I took a few minutes earlier this week to ask Darryl about his unique approach to looking at the battlefield.ĬM: How did you get interested in Fort Donelson in the first place?ĭS: While my focus is mostly on the Army of the Ohio/Cumberland, I enjoy all things Civil War. Darryl admits, “the book is rather niche in scope,” but it provides the text to all the tablets, including those that are missing, and denotes where the existing tablets should be (some have been moved from their original spots). Smith, owner of Walking With History tours, has released a new study, The War Department Tablets of Fort Donelson National Battlefield. Just in time for the 160th anniversary of the battle, Darryl R. Tablet 28 at Fort Donelson highlights Oglesby’s Brigade
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