Fort Donelson Relics

The only major battle outside Virginia that was very early in the Civil War took place during the week of Valentine's Day 1860. It's a short drive from my house in Clarksville. In fact I grew up in that legendary and historic community, Dover, Tennessee.

There were other factors making Dover and Ft. Donelson, memorable from a historic standpoint. The biggest of which was that in charge of the Union troops was President Lincoln's newly-appointed General, who many rumored that he was an alcoholic, Ulysses S Grant. Grant wanted to prove himself and this was his opportunity the week prior t Fort Donelson he had taken Fort Henry that was guarding the Tennessee River. The larger anFort Donelson guarded the Cumberland River and Nashville the capital of Tennessee but in the case of Fort Henry all the troops left before abandoning yet prior to Grant attacking those troops came to Fort Donelson now 30 to 40 thousand humans on each side of the and barricades ready to kill one another. The only people to successfully leave Fort Donelson pryor to its defeat & surrender was another future, famous officer. But he was on the Confederate side. His name was Colonel Nathan Bedford Forrest. He and his small band of personally hand-picked troops who would come legendary and never b refused to listen to those in charge of the Confederate troops and was encouraged to join them or leave them he left them Gathering his troops many of whom were friends and literally weighted across the Cumberland River escaping without a shot being fired by either side. The battle would begin the following day lasting several as the outnumbered Confederate troops soon asked for conditions for their surrender.

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Fort Donelson is a reputable dealer of artifacts of the War between the State .Prices are reasonable and quality is good.

Good place

Business is closed. Don't waste your time going here.