Fort Donelson

• Battle of Fort Donelson Illustration

  

  This illustration shows some of the intense fighting during the Battle of Fort Donelson.

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• Taking Aim

  

  A Civil War cannon at the River Battery in Fort Donelson takes aim against a modern river barge. Heavy cannon at this position did great damage to Union ironclads attacking the fort.

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• The Battle of Fort Donelson

  

  This 1887 Currier & Ives print shows the Union assault on Fort Donelson .

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• The Storming of Fort Donelson

  

  Currier & Ives illustration showing the bayonet charge on February 15, 1862.

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• River Battery Satellite Image

  

  This satellite view shows the River Battery at Fort Donelson. A river barge can be seen coming down the Cumberland River (modern Lake Barkley).

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• Satellite Image of the Battlefield

  

  Satellite overhead image of the Fort Donelson battlefield sitting alongside the Cumberland River.

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• Andrew Hull Foote

  

  In the attack upon Fort Henry, Flag Officer Andrew Foote's flotilla of ironclads and timberclads did great damage to the Confederate fort. At Donelson, Foote's gunboats would be repulsed with heavy damage. Foote would also sustain an injury to his shoulder and foot.

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• Fort Donelson National Cemetery

  

  In 1867, Fort Donelson Cemetery was established as the final resting for Union soldiers and sailors initially buried in the Fort Donelson area.

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• Map of Fort Donelson

  

  This 1875 map shows Fort Donelson and the surrounding terrain.

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• Map of Forts Henry and Donelson

  

  This 1875 map shows both Fort Henry and Fort Donelson

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