Story Twenty-Three: History’s Less-Famous Battles

Recap: In 2022, twenty-four Minnesota libraries joined together in a commitment to retain over a half-million print books which are scarcely-held in Minnesota. It is called the Minnesota Shared Print Collection. Here is one of the stories from the Winona State share of the collection.

Most Americans have heard about the Battle of Gettysburg, which was fought from July 1^st through July 3^rd, 1863. The WSU retention list does not contain any of our many books that study either that battle or the Battle of Antietam; however, a book about the lesser-known Battle of Fort Donelson is. Fort Donelson was the first victory in Ulysses Grant’s ascent to fame.

Hamilton, James J. The Battle of Fort Donelson. South Brunswick: T. Yoseloff, 1968.