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John G. Nicolay, A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln, condensed from Nicolay and Hayes' Abraham Lincoln: A History, Chapter 19. (search)
ports indicated, moved Halleck to a sudden decision. When Grant, on January 28, telegraphed him: With permission, I will take Fort Henry on the Tennessee, and establish and hold a large camp there, Halleck responded on the thirtieth: Make your preparations to take and hold Fort Henry. It would appear that Grant's preparations were already quite complete when he received written instructions by mail on February I, for on the next day he started fifteen thousand men on transports, and on February 4 himself followed with seven gunboats under command of Commodore Foote. Two days later, Grant had the satisfaction of sending a double message in return: Fort Henry is ours. . . . I shall take and destroy Fort Donelson on the eighth. Fort Henry had been an easy victory. The rebel commander, convinced that he could not defend the place, had early that morning sent away his garrison of three thousand on a retreat to Fort Donelson, and simply held out during a two hours bombardment until t