Dover in Tennessee
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Stewart County, Tennessee

Stewart County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2000, the population was 12,370. Its county seat is Dover. The county is part of the Clarksville, TN–KY Metropolitan Statistical Area. Stewart County is home to Fort Donelson, the site of a Confederate stand against the Union's push up the Cumberland River during the Civil War.

Located at 36.5, -87.84 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Dover, Tennessee

Dover is a city in Stewart County, Tennessee, 67 miles west-northwest of Nashville on the Cumberland River. An old national cemetery is in Dover. The population was 1,442 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Stewart County. Dover is part of the Clarksville, TN–Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Located at 36.4822, -87.8447 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Fort Donelson

Fort Donelson was a fortress built by the Confederacy during the American Civil War to control the Cumberland River leading to the heart of Tennessee, and the heart of the Confederacy. The fort was named after Confederate general Daniel S. Donelson.

Located at 36.4938, -87.856 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Battle of Fort Donelson

The Battle of Fort Donelson was fought from February 11 to February 16, 1862, in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. The capture of the fort by Union forces opened the Cumberland River, an important avenue for the invasion of the South. The success elevated Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant from an obscure and largely unproven leader to the rank of major general, earning him the nickname "Unconditional Surrender" Grant in the process (using his first two initials, "U.S. ").

Located at 36.4938, -87.856 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Fort Donelson National Battlefield

Fort Donelson National Battlefield preserves Fort Donelson and Fort Heiman, two sites of the American Civil War Forts Henry and Donelson Campaign, in which Union Army Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant and Flag Officer Andrew Hull Foote captured three Confederate forts and opened two rivers, the Tennessee River and the Cumberland River, to control by the Union Navy.

Located at 36.4947, -87.8561 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Battle of Dover (1863)

The Battle of Dover, also known as the Second Battle of Fort Donelson, was a battle of the American Civil War, occurring on February 3, 1863, in Stewart County, Tennessee. In late January 1863, Confederate Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler, commanding two brigades of cavalry, took position on the Cumberland River at Palmyra to disrupt Union shipping. The Federals, however, apprised of Wheeler's intent, refrained from sending any boats up or downriver.

Located at 36.4849, -87.8575 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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