Surrender House
Posted by: 
snfromky
N 36° 29.267 W 087° 50.277
16S E 424944 N 4038379
Confederate generals decide to give up Fort Donelson to US Grant.
Waymark Code: WM1EKR
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 04/21/2007
Views: 49
Here, following a council of war with Brig. Gens. Floyd and Pillow, Brig. Gen. Simon B. Buckner surrendered the Confederate defenders of Fort Donelson to Maj. Gen. U.S. Grant, USA. The two senior Confederate generals, having abandoned command, escaped. Lt. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, refusing to agree to the surrender, led his cavalry regiment and a number of infantrymen out of the defenses without losing a man or meeting opposition.
Marker Name: Surrender House
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Fort
Marker Number: 3C 29
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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