Gun Positions-Fort Donelson - Dover TN
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Don.Morfe
N 36° 29.677 W 087° 51.357
16S E 423339 N 4039151
The four mounds in this section of the water batteries are some of the first structures built to defend the river. The Confederates mounted three 32-pounder cannon here but moved them before the gunboat attack.
Waymark Code: WM13758
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 10/01/2020
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Gun Positions-Fort Donelson--The four mounds in this section of the water batteries are some of the first structures built to defend the river. The Confederates mounted three 32-pounder cannon here but moved them before the gunboat attack. From this position they could not be effective against ironclads.
LOCATION: Marker is in Dover, Tennessee, in Stewart County. Marker is on Lock D Loop, on the left when traveling north. Located at stop 4, the river batteries, on the driving tour of Fort Donelson National Battlefield. Marker is in this post office area: Dover TN 37058, United States of America.
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