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Lower River Battery at Fort Donelson National Battlefield in April 2005

Lower River Battery is located north of Fort Donelson on the bluffs of the Cumberland River. It comprises 7 horseshoe-shaped earth parapets that measure 6-10' tall that are being reconstructed with wood revetments and concrete sandbags. It is associated with the 1862 Battle of Fort Donelson and defines tactics and technology characteristic of Civil War battles. || Lower River Battery is significant at the national level under NR Criteria A, C, & D. It is associated with the 1862 Battle of Fort Donelson and defines tactics and technology characteristic of Civil War battles.

South Lower Battery

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Forts -- 19th century, ()
, Cannons, Civil War, 1861-1865, ()
, Battle of Fort Donelson, Tenn., 1862, ()

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Fort Donelson National Battlefield, Code: FODO

Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Latitude: 36.49484, Longitude: 87.85652

LCS (List of Classified Structures) : 90301
Legacy NPS Focus Record ID : 440175

Fort Donelson National Battlefield Digital Collection
Civil War Heritage Assets Digital Collection
Civil War Monuments and Markers Digital Collection

Title: Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
URL: http://www.civilwar.nps.gov

07/08/2005

01/01/1862 - 12/30/1862

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Mark's Photo (Huntington, WV) Mark's Photo (Huntington, WV)

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