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Confederate Monument at Fort Donelson National Battlefield in April 2005

Erected by the Tennessee Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1933, the Confederate Monument commemorates the Southern soldiers who fought and died at Fort Donelson. The exact location of Confederate graves is unknown. || The Confederate Monument is an approx. 35' tall marble shaft with inscriptions on three sides and a bronze figure of a Confederate soldier on the fourth (east) side. Shaft features a low relief battle flag and CSA monogram. The surrender of Fort Donelson was the North's first major victory of the Civil War. The Confederate Monument is associated with commemorative efforts at Fort Donelson and is a representative example of post-Civil War memorial architecture. || Text of NPS sign at the Confederate Monument: "Because they had fought against the United States, Confederate dead were not buried in the National Cemetary. This monument, erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, is a memorial to those men. It was erected in 1933."

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Fort Donelson National Battlefield, Code: FODO

Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Latitude: 36.48485, Longitude: 87.86295

Other : HS-08 : NPS List of Classified Structures ID
Other : 007171 : LCS ID
Legacy NPS Focus Record ID : 440177

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

07/07/2005

01/01/1933 - 12/30/1933
02/13/1862 - 02/14/1862

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