• The legendary battle between Confederate guns and US ironclads at Fort Donelson, February 14, 1862.

    Fort Donelson

    National Battlefield Tennessee

Army and Navy Exhibit 2006

  • Kraig Lawson, Jack Barnhart Civil War period Army Navy Weapons and Accoutrements Exhibit.
    Army Navy Exhibit
    11 Photos

Did You Know?

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At the time of the 1862 battle, a six-gun Tennessee battery was located where the visitor center is located today. Porter's Battery saw extensive action during the battle, and had many killed, wounded, and taken prisoner. Captain Thomas Porter was seriously wounded during the battle.