Fort Donelson

Fort Donelson Battlefield in Dover, Tennessee

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Fort Donelson Battlefield

See It Now!

The Fort Donelson National Battlefield, located along the banks of the Cumberland River, is a great place to visit.  The park has a 6-mile trail with 11 stops.  In addition to visiting key parts of the battlefield, you can also see the historic Dover Hotel where General "Unconditional Surrender" Grant won fame, and the Fort Donelson National Cemetery.  Entry to the park is from Lock D Road off of Donelson Parkway.

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Fort Donelson Battlefield: What's Nearby

Dover, TN
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Civil War  |  Historic Site
Dover Hotel (Surrender House), Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Dover, TN
Civil War  |  Fort
Fort Defiance/Fort Sevier/Fort Bruce
Clarksville, TN
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Clarksville, Tennessee (TN-58)
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Slave Markets, Colored Troops, Freedman’s Bank and Exodusters
Nashville, TN
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Tennessee State Museum and State Capitol
Nashville, TN
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Nashville, Tennessee (TN-95)
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Civil War  |  Museum
Travellers Rest Plantation and Museum
Nashville, TN
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker Hermitage, Tennessee (TN-26)
Hermitage, TN
Civil War  |  Museum
Simpson County Archives and Museum (old Simpson County Jail And Jailer's Residence)
Franklin, KY
Civil War  |  Museum
Octagon Hall Museum/Kentucky Confederate Studies Archive
Franklin, KY
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Smithland, Kentucky (KY-133)
Smithland, KY
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Shawneetown, Illinois (IL-81)
Shawneetown, IN
Civil War  |  Fort
Fortress Rosecrans, Stones River National Battlefield
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Preservation

The 91ÇÑ×Ó and our members have saved more than 376 acres at Fort Donelson Battlefield.

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Fort Donelson
Battle Facts
Stewart County, TN | February 13, 1862
Result: Union Victory
Estimated Casualties
16,537
Union
2,691
Confed.
13,846
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