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| Confederate Monument - The first stop after the Visitor's Center |
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| Looking out from Fort Donelson |
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| A model of the log huts that housed Soldiers. There were 400 of these during the battle. |
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| Large Artillery in Fort Donelson |
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| The inside of Fort Donelson |
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| The earthworks around Fort Donelson |
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| Earthworks overlooking the river |
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| Fort Donelson is a refuge for Bald Eagles now. They can be seen flying around and swooping over the Cumberland River. |
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| Ammunition Bunkers |
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| View of the Upper River Batteries |
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| Another View of the Upper River Batteries |
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| Lower River Batteries - These Batteries smashed the Union gunboats on 14 Feb 1862 |
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| Out near Graves' Battery |
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| Another View from around Graves' Battery - Notice the earthworks |
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| French's Battery |
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| Texas Monument near French's battery |
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| Dover Hotel - Where the surrender took place |
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| Part of the path into Fort Henry... Make sure you have your walking shoes if you want to go visit the site. |
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| All that remains of Fort Henry is some earthworks |
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| Fort Henry.... Currently under lake Kentucky... ironically the fort was actually flooded during the brief battle |
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