If you or a loved one has had surgery recently, the surgical incision site is likely the cause of much worry. While it is important to pay attention to the wound and to properly care for it, the sight of drainage can be anxiety inducing, often needlessly.
Fort McClellan today. Fort McClellan closed in 1999 as part of the Army Base Closure and Realignment Committee (BRAC) program. The BRAC legislation required the environmental cleanup of Fort McClellan prior to its transfer to the public domain.
On February 14, 1862, Footeâs ironclads moved upriver to bombard Fort Donelson. The subsequent duel between Footeâs âPook Turtlesâ and the heavy guns at Fort Donelson led to a Union defeat on the Cumberland. Many of Footeâs ironclads were heavily damaged and Foote himself was wounded in the attack. Grantâs soldiers could hear the Confederate cheers as the Union gunboats retreated.