Harold Wilson has always been interested in the history of McLean County. And it was a family interest, as well, since Wilson’s brother, Don Wilson, authored a book, which is currently available on ...

Dover, Tenn. — The sound of cannon fire was not uncommon 155 years ago around Fort Donelson where a pivotal battle in the Civil War happened Feb. 11-18. The boom of cannons will again echo ...

Despite turning back Union ironclads, rebels couldn’t turn back U.S. Grant.

Battle of Fort Donelson Kendall Gott talked about the Civil War Battle of Fort Donelson. This was the first major Union victory of the war, which opened up much of Kentucky and Tennessee to Union ...

Fort Donelson National Battlefield is commemorating the sesquicentennial with a number of programs, including a monthly film series, speaking events with authors and historians, and a book club. Be ...

If we are whipped at Fort Donelson, it will be hard to hold Nashville. Some say the Federalists care but little about Nashville -- that Memphis is the point they want above all others in this valley.

Fort Donelson, as will be seen, is situated at Dover, Tennessee, on the west bank of the Cumberland River, a few miles south of the northern boundary of the State, and was built last Summer, about ...