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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Y51_confederate-monument_Dover-TN.html
Because they had fought against the United States, Confederate dead were not reburied in the National Cemetery. This monument erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy is a memorial for those men. It was dedicated in 1933.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Y50_columbiad-vs-carondelet_Dover-TN.html
"The [10-inch] Columbiad was rigidly impartial, and fired on the boats as... ircumstances dictated, with...the last few shots... directed at the Carondelet... hugging the eastern shore and... a little in advance of others... Several well-directed …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Q9J_fort-henry_Dover-TN.html
Fort Henry is part of Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area. Located 12 miles west of Fort Donelson on the eastern bank of the Tennessee River, Fort Henry was a five-sided, open-bastioned earthen fort designed to guard against Union ship…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MWM_the-battle-of-dover-confederate-mass-grave_Dover-TN.html
(side 1) The Battle of Dover Feb. 3, 1863 Confederate General John A. Wharton led an attack from the South and West against three companies of the Union 83rd Illinois Infantry and several cannons which were positioned near this cemetery, gua…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1I8C_advance-on-fort-donelson_Dover-TN.html
Here was the "Ridge Road" from Ft. Henry to Ft. Donelson. After Ft. Henry's capture, Grant marched the southernmost column of the Army of the Ohio on Ft. Donelson along this route. Leading in battle formation was the 1st Brig., 1st Div., Col. R.J.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1I8B_withdrawl-from-donelson_Dover-TN.html
About 300 yds. upstream was a ford over which this road formerly crossed. Here, following a council of war in which he had refused to consent to the Confederate surrender, Col. Nathan Bedford Forrest led his regiment unopposed out of the position.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AZU_holding-the-line_Dover-TN.html
(overview)In February 1862, Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant attacked Forts Henry and Donelson on the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers to take control of western Tennessee and Kentucky as well as the rivers. Grant captured Fort Henry on February 6, then…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AZT_morrisons-attack_Dover-TN.html
(overview)In February 1862, Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant attacked Forts Henry and Donelson on the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers to take control of western Tennessee and Kentucky as well as the rivers. Grant captured Fort Henry on February 6, then…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ATL_battle-of-dover_Dover-TN.html
Union and Confederate forces clashed near here again on February 3, 1863, almost one year after the Battle of Fort Donelson. Confederate Gen. Joseph Wheeler attacked Dover's 800-man Federal garrison after he failed to disrupt Union shipping on the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ATK_forrests-attack_Dover-TN.html
(overview)In February 1862, Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant attacked Forts Henry and Donelson on the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers to take control of western Tennessee and Kentucky as well as the rivers. Grant captured Fort Henry on February 6, then…
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