Harold Wilson has always been interested in the history of McLean County. And it was a family interest, as well, since Wilson’s brother, Don Wilson, authored a book, which is currently available on ...

Fort Donelson National Battlefield preserves Fort Donelson and Fort Heiman, two sites of the American Civil War Forts Henry and Donelson Campaign, in which Union General Ulysses S. Grant and ...

The Battle of Fort Donelson on the Cumberland River near Dover, Tenn., marks the first major Union battlefield victory of the Civil War, 150 years ago this week in 1862.