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An Unprecedented Victory: Surrender at Fort Donelson

Where:  Dover - Fort Donelson National Battlefield - Tour Stop 10

When:  March 15, 2026 - 2pm-2:30pm

Contact:  931-232-5706

Join rangers to learn about the historic surrender that took place at the Dover Hotel and about the meeting of Confederate commanders to decide the fate of their army. The decision to surrender changed the course of the Civil War, and the landing below the hotel witnessed thousands of prisoners of war boarding boats for prison camps.

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