Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Stewart County and Dover, Tennessee is home to Fort Donelson National Battlefield and Cemetery. On February 14th, 1862 Union and Confederate Gunboats battled on the Cumberland River exchanging Iron Valentines until the Union Ironclads retreated North, down the river. Eventually, U. S. Grant (Unconditional Surrender Grant) would only accept these terms and earned his nickname as Confederate General Simon Buckner and Fort Donelson was surrendered. Gaining unprecedented notoriety from this accomplishment, U.S. Grant earned favor from President Lincoln and would go on to become the 18th President of the United States. Fort Donelson is designated a Class A Battlefield in the same category as Gettysburg. Visit Fort Donelson in beautiful Stewart County, Tennessee. Its where history comes alive!
Fort Donelson National Battlefield - Stewart County TN
Historic Fort Donelson is in beautiful Stewart County Tennessee, and the site of many Civil War battles. Join Rick Revel, author of The Hills of Tennessee, as he tells a little history about some of the places to visit here.
Fort Donelson National Battlefield
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 Army Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant and Flag Officer Andrew Hull Foote captured three Confederate forts and opened two rivers, the Tennessee River and the Cumberland River, to control by the Union Navy. The commanders received national recognition for their victories in February 1862, as they were the first major Union successes of the war. The capture of Fort Donelson and its garrison by the Union led to the capture of Tennessee's capital and industrial center, Nashville, which remained in Union hands from February 25, 1862 until the end of the war, and gave the Union effective control over much of Tennessee. This struck a major blow to the Confederacy early in the war.
Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Donelson National Battlefield | Wikipedia audio article
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Fort Donelson National Battlefield
00:01:10 1 History
00:02:38 2 Administrative history of the park
00:03:53 3 Park today
00:04:47 4 Cemetery
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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 Army Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant and Flag Officer Andrew Hull Foote captured three Confederate forts and opened two rivers, the Tennessee River and the Cumberland River, to control by the Union Navy. The commanders received national recognition for their victories in February 1862, as they were the first major Union successes of the war. The capture of Fort Donelson and its garrison by the Union led to the capture of Tennessee's capital and industrial center, Nashville, which remained in Union hands from February 25, 1862 until the end of the war, and gave the Union effective control over much of Tennessee. This struck a major blow to the Confederacy early in the war.
The main portion of the park, in Dover, Tennessee, commemorates the Battle of Fort Donelson (36°29′41″N 87°51′22″W). Fort Heiman, in nearby Calloway County, Kentucky, was a Confederate battery in the Battle of Fort Henry.
Fort Donelson and Grant's western Tennessee strategy
Take a tour of Fort Donelson National Battlefield near Dover, TN and learn about its capture by U.S. Grant.
Drive to Dover and Fort Donelson 8-16-2014
Drive to Dover and Fort Donelson 8-16-2014
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Fort Donelson - March 2015
Fort Donelson
120 Fort Donelson Shores Road
Dover, TN 37058, United States
(931) 232-5706
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Fort Donelson: A Place for Heroes
A film designed for teachers and educators to use in support of a curriculum based education program. This film shares the stories of the February, 1862, campaign for Forts Heiman, Henry and Donelson. This film was made possible by special funding from the National Park Service and the Renaissance Center, Dickson, Tennessee. The United States Government has all rights to this film.
Civil War Driving Tour - Stewart County, Tennessee
Tour the Tennessee River Valley in Tennessee for Civil War historical attractions. This portion of the video is for Stewart County, Tennessee.
The Battle of Ft Donelson Ball
The Battle of Ft Donelson Evening Ball 2012
Eagles Nest at Fort Donelson
Video of the eagles nest at Fort Donelson Battlefield park in Dover, Tenn. Captured using a Nikon 25-75 spotting scope and a Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3 digital camera.
Battle of Fort Donelson | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Battle of Fort Donelson
00:01:42 1 Background
00:01:51 1.1 Military situation
00:06:31 2 Opposing forces
00:06:41 2.1 Union
00:07:51 2.2 Confederate
00:10:20 3 Battle
00:10:28 3.1 Preliminary movements and attacks (February 12–13)
00:15:16 3.2 Reinforcements and naval battle (February 14)
00:18:29 3.3 Breakout attempt (February 15)
00:26:20 4 Surrender (February 16)
00:31:08 5 Aftermath
00:33:15 6 Battlefield preservation
00:33:47 7 See also
00:33:56 8 Notes
00:34:05 9 Bibliography
00:37:54 9.1 Memoirs and primary sources
00:38:29 10 Further reading
00:41:29 11 External links
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Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
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- Socrates
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The Battle of Fort Donelson was fought from February 12–16, 1862, in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. The Union capture of the Confederate fort near the Tennessee–Kentucky border opened the Cumberland River, an important avenue for the invasion of the South. The Union's success also elevated Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant from an obscure and largely unproven leader to the rank of major general, and earned him the nickname of Unconditional Surrender Grant.
Grant moved his army 12 miles (19 km) overland to Fort Donelson on February 12 and 13 and conducted several small probing attacks. (Although the name was not yet in use, the troops serving under Grant were the nucleus of the Union's Army of the Tennessee.) On February 14, Union gunboats under Flag Officer Andrew H. Foote attempted to reduce the fort with gunfire, but were forced to withdraw after sustaining heavy damage from Fort Donelson's water batteries.
On February 15, with the fort surrounded, the Confederates, commanded by Brig. Gen. John B. Floyd, launched a surprise attack against the right flank of Grant's army in an attempt to open an escape route to Nashville, Tennessee. Grant, who was away from the battlefield at the start of the attack, arrived to rally his men and counterattack. Despite achieving partial success and opening the way for a retreat, Floyd lost his nerve and ordered his men back to the fort. The following morning, Floyd and his second-in-command, Brig. Gen. Gideon Johnson Pillow, escaped with a small detachment of troops, relinquishing command to Brig. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner, who accepted Grant's terms of unconditional surrender later that day.
Forts Henry & Donelson Campaign Tour - Part 1
A tour of the Forts Henry & Donelson Campaign taken by members of the Louisville Civil War Round Table on April 2, 2014. Our tour guide was historian Greg Biggs.
About Our Guide: Greg Biggs
He is a native of Chicago, but has lived all over the United States as well as in Lima, Peru. He attended the University of Tampa and Stephen F. Austin State University in Texas. He has been a military historian for over 45 years with interests in the Ancient Greeks, Napoleonic Wars, Frederick the Great, the Civil War, and World War II. He has been the Associate Editor of Blue & Gray Magazine and has written for the Civil War Regiments Journal, Citizens Companion, and the Flags of the Confederacy website. Greg has lectured on Civil War topics across the country and leads tours of the Fort Donelson Campaign, the Tullahoma Campaign, and the Atlanta Campaign.
Sites and Topics on This Segment:
Greg gives us some background on the campaign and puts the campaign in its historical context as we drive out to our first stop.
Part 1 of 16
Fort Donelson Relics
Within weeks of the fall of the forts, Tennessee's capital fell to the Union. The Union reclaimed much of Middle Tennessee and Kentucky, and the Confederates never redeemed the losses. Learn more about Fort Donelson and its relics.
CIVIL WAR Re-enactment Battle of Ft Donelson InFormation
This is the first year for this and it takes place March 2-4th
FIAT 500 at Fort Donelson
A series of vanity shots of my 2013 Fiat 500 at Fort Donelson National Battlefield.
Fort Donelson
120 Fort Donelson Shores Road
Dover, TN 37058, United States
(931) 232-5706
The Civil War Singers present Stephen Foster at Fort Donelson
The Civil War singers of Dover, TN present a concert of Stephen Foster Music at the Fort Donelson National Battlefield Visitors Center on Saturday August 28th.
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