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General Pillow Summary

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would relinquish command to Brigadier General Buckner for the ensuing surrender. Floyd and Tilghman, along with about 2000 men escaped Fort Donelson that night. The next morning, General Buckner sent word to General Grant asking for an armistice to discuss terms of surrender. General Grant replied that he would only accept immediate and unconditional surrender. One theory behind General Grants’ gruffness in reply is that he thought the officer in charge at Fort Donelson was General Pillow. According to an article found on HistoryNet (n.d.), “General Grant had nothing but contempt for General Pillow”. The leaders met for the official surrender at the Dover Hotel, nicknamed the Surrender House. The battle of Fort Donelson was
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