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Fort Donelson National Battlefield
National Park in Dover, TN USA
National Battlefield Unconditional Surrender of Fort Donelson created jubilation throughout the North and silence in Dixie. It was the North's first major victory of the Civil War, opening the way into the very heart of the Confederacy.
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Fort Donelson National Cemetery
National Park in Dover, TN USA
National Park In July 1862, Congress passed legislation giving the President of the United States the authority to purchase land for the establishment of cemeteries "for soldiers who shall die in the service of their countryö.
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