Fort Donelson

National Battlefield Tennessee

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12th Heavy Artillery USCT

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Re-enactors with the 12th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery (USCHA) share stories about life as an African-American soldier at Fort Donelson. (April 2009)
Junior Ranger Day, Cavalry

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12th Heavy Artillery USCT
Labor Day Weekend Encampment 09

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Labor Day Weekend Encampment 09
Story Tellers

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Story Tellers Sparky & Rhonda Rucker
African American Heritage Weekend

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In April 2009, historian Nancy J. Dawson and her students from Western Kentucky University performed an original historical drama about African-American soldiers and their families at Fort Donelson.
147th Anniversary Encampment

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147th Anniversary Encampment
First Bloom/Public Lands Day

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In conjunction with the Day of Service and Celebration, local Girl Scouts kick-offed the park’s First Bloom Project. Scouts will be sharing free native plantings and educational materials with visitors.

Did You Know?

The embrasures at Fort Donelson were constructed of sand bags lined with rawhide. The rawhide was
wet down to prevent the bags from catching fire during an engagement.

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