Posted: April 14th, 2015

Decisive Battles (Tactical Level) Fort Henry/Donelson

INSTRUCTIONS:

2. This is a reflective journaling assignment that provides you the opportunity to reflect on the concepts and values you learned in the preceding Battle Analysis Overview class.
3. Reflect back on the breadth of class material and depth of discussion, and answer the following question. Your response should be 3 to 4 paragraphs, 300 to 600 words , your responses should demonstrate both mature introspection and learning.

4. No formatting requirement, but solid academic writing is expected. Submit journal as a Microsoft Word document.

Given that the Union and Confederate forces were equally matched at Fort Donelson, what factors do you feel played an important role in the Unions victory?