§ 02 — OVERVIEW
Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant was becoming quite famous as he wrote these words following the surrender of Confederate Fort Donelson on Sunday, February 16, 1862. The Union victory at Fort Donelson elated the North, and stunned the South. Within days of the surrender, Clarksville and Nashville would fall into Union hands.
Grant and his troops had created a pathway to victory for the Union.
§ 03 — LOCATION
Directions
The main entrance is at 120 Fort Donelson Park Road, in Dover Tennessee. It is advised to start a visitor experience here. Brochures and information are available at this location. Physical address for the park's Fort Heiman unit, in Calloway County, Kentucky: 654 Fort Heiman Road, New Concord, Kentucky. This site is not staffed daily, but exhibits and information are available for visitors.
Weather Notes
Fort Donelson National Battlefield traditionally experiences mild to moderate winters and hot summers with an average high of 90 degrees in the summer and 40 in winter; average lows in the winter are 30 degrees but single digits are not unusual. Rainfall in the area averages 53 inches a year with an additional 6 inches of ice/snow and violent thunderstorms can take place at any time of year.
§ 06 — CONDITIONS
National Weather Service · seven-day outlook · updated hourly
§ 07 — SIGNAL
FCC broadband data · actual signal varies in remote terrain
§ 08—11 — FROM THE FIELD
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§ 09 — REVIEWS
§ 10 — TRIP REPORTS
§ 11 — COMMUNITY PHOTOS
§ 04 — AMENITIES
§ 05 — TRAILS NEARBY
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§ 01 — VITALS
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Based on FCC availability data. Actual signal may vary in remote terrain.
Tod
77°F
Sunny
5 mph NNW
Tue
82°F
Sunny
0 to 5 mph SSW
Wed
87°F
Mostly Sunny
5 to 10 mph SSW
Thu
86°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
5 to 15 mph SW
Jun
81°F
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
5 mph N
Sat
84°F
Sunny
0 mph
Sun
86°F
Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
5 mph S