” 12—Gen. Grant invests Ft. Donelson, on Cumberland river, Ky.
” 13—Gen. Curtis advances to Springfield, Mo.
U. S. Congress determine to construct 20 iron clad gunboats.
” 15—Bowling Green, Ky., evacuated by Southern forces.
” 16—Gen. Grant captures Ft. Donelson, with 13,300 prisoners.
” 18—Gen. Curtis drives Confederates out of Missouri into Arkansas.
Confederate Congress assemble at Richmond Va.
” 19—Jefferson Davis and A. H. Stevens elected permanent President and Vice-President of Confederate States for six years.
” 21—Defeat of Union forces at Clarksville, New Mexico.
” 23—Nashville, Tenn., occupied by Union forces.