Fort Donelson
Videos
Fort Donelson was a fortress built early in 1862 by the Confederacy during the American Civil War to control the Cumberland River, which led to the heart of Tennessee, and thereby the Confederacy. The
Part of the lower river battery at Fort Donelson, overlooking the Cumberland River
Grant's headquarters at Fort Donelson
Daniel Smith Donelson
Videos
Daniel Smith Donelson was an American planter, politician, and military officer. The historic Fort Donelson was named for him when he was serving as a brigadier general in the Tennessee state militia
Fort Donelson
…War to control the Cumberland River, which led to the heart of Tennessee, and thereby the Confederacy. The fort was named after Confederate general Daniel S. Donelson. The Union Army of the Tennessee, commanded by Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant, who later became president, captured the fort in February 1862 from…
Portrait of Donelson by George Dury, circa 1850
Hazel Path in Hendersonville, Tennessee.
Photograph of Donelson as a Confederate general