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 Headquarters of Floyd, Pillow & Buckner - Dover, Tn. Posted by:  iconions
N 36° 29.321 W 087° 50.206
16S E 425051 N 4038477
This simple metal sign is located in the parking lot of the old Dover Hotel - 120 Fort Donelson Shores Road in Dover, TN.
Waymark Code: WMPVK7
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 10/25/2015
Views: 3
Text of Marker:
C. S. A.
Headquarters
of
Brigadier General John B. Floyd
Brigadier General Gideon J. Pillow
Brigadier General Simon B. Buckner
The Dover Hotel was the site where Gen. Ulysses S. Grant demanded "unconditional and immediate surrender" from Gen. Simon B. Buckner after the Battle of Fort Donelson in February 1862. The hotel is the only original major battle surrender structure remaining from the Civil War.
- Civil War Discovery Trail
Built between 1851 and 1853, the Dover Hotel accommodated riverboat travelers before and after the Civil War. General Buckner and his staff used the hotel as their headquarters during the battle. It also served as a Union hospital after the surrender. After Buckner accepted Grant's surrender terms, the two generals met here to work out the details. Lew Wallace, the first Union general to reach the hotel following the surrender, did not want his men to gloat over the Confederate situation and instructed Capt. Frederick Knefler, one of his officers, to tell the brigade commanders "to move the whole line forward, and take possession of persons and property . . . [but] not a word of taunt—no cheering." An estimated 13,000 Confederate soldiers loaded into transports began their journey to Northern prisoner-of-war camps. Neither the Union nor Confederate governments were prepared to care for the large influx of prisoners. The prisoners from Fort Donelson were incarcerated in hastily converted and ill-prepared sites in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and as far away as Boston, Massachusetts, "and they suffered greatly from the harsh weather." In September 1862 most of the prisoners were exchanged.
- National Park Service
Website pertaining to the memorial: [Web Link]
List if there are any visiting hours:
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Entrance fees (if it applies): none
Type of memorial: Plaque
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