Surrender House - Dover TN
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Don.Morfe
N 36° 29.267 W 087° 50.277
16S E 424944 N 4038378
The marker is on Spring Street, Dover TN. The Tennessee marker is number 3C 29
Waymark Code: WM18V6N
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 09/28/2023
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Surrender House Feb. 16, 1862
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.
Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: Tennessee Historical Commission
Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Confederate
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Date Installed or Dedicated: Not listed
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